I feel so ashamed of myself idk

Try not to stress, it can also cause low milk supply. I know that’s easier said than done! My advice would be to keep trying to latch as baby’s saliva will help your body produce. You could also try pumping! It may be a little painful at first so I recommend nipple cream. Make sure you have the right flange size too!

I second the above. Right now it’s all about stimulation if you want a good milk supply. Milk is all about supply and demand. If there’s a demand, your body with make the supply.

That’s why infants cluster feed, to tell your body “hey, my body is about to hit a growth spurt, make more”

Have you been feeding every 2hours? 30 mins on each breast?

I use to slather my boobs and nipples in coconut oil after every feed until it was all messaged in, to moisturize. The 1st 1-1.5m is the hardest cuz you and baby are both learning each other. And our nipples aren’t use to being needed every 2 hrs. But as they age they get more efficient and the feeding time decreases as on each boob each feed