Latching advise

My baby is now 6 weeks old and we’ve done breast and formula due to not initially latching at the start before my milk came in.
Since then we’ve done both and I’ve been using shields, he’s only really latched twice without and if I try and not use them he acts like he’s chocking on my nipple before it’s even fully in his mouth.
Last few days he’s not been able to latch at all with either for more than a minute or so, he keeps hysterically crying and getting himself In a big state. He does still continue to try and feed and pulls at my top so I know he’s not ready to give
Up,
I honestly don’t know what to do.
I can still get milk out hand expressing but when I use my pump I can barley get more than 5ml from half an hour (this has always been the case)
I really don’t want this to be the end of our journey 🥲

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Get in contact with a lactation consultant if you have one locally. They should be able to advise you on how to move forward

Okay thank you!

If you’re having latching issues I would definitely arrange to see a lactation consultant but in the meantime contact The National Breastfeeding Helpline, they are available 24/7. They are fantastic and helped me out on many occasions. I also started breastfeeding using nipple shields but was able to give them up and get baby feeding from the nipple. Our breastfeeding journey lasted 2.5 years in the end.

That’s amazing! I will give them a call also, they’ve saved my nipples but such a pain to use and make sure you have them and then putting them on etc

I just really want to breast feed and do it as our main source of feeding

you can also message the helpline on Facebook messenger as well as calling. You’re right it is such a pain to use them. I hope you manage to get some help so that you can continue with feeding, it’s the best journey.

hi! I am currently in the same boat. 3 weeks postpartum doing everything you did, pumping baby refuse to latch and even with the nipple shield she takes few sucks and rejects it. And when I pump I get barely an oz in total. Currently she is formula fed. Did you ever figure out how to increase your supply

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