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only drinking foremilk?
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I assume you know she is not getting hindmilk because you are able to express more when she is done???? Is she fussing like she is still hungry when she pulls off or does she appear satisfied? If she is fussing like she is hungry, is she getting distracted and that's why she's pulling off? If so, I would reduce distractions. If not, I would just keep offering her that side. This could just be a very short lived phase of laziness and she'll get the idea that if she wants to eat, she needs to just stay latched on. If she is appearing satisfied, I would not worry about it. Your body will get the message that that is all she needs, will produce the correct amount, and she will again be getting the hindmilk. Hope that helps
when she latches on she drinks for about 5 min and then she gets really frustrated, screams and then cant latch back on again 
i obviously try helping her latch on but she gets herself so worked up. i have tried winding her, calming her down and then helping her latch on, if this works she;ll drink for another 2-3min and then fall asleep. then she'll sleep for half an hour and then want feeding again
i obviously try helping her latch on but she gets herself so worked up. i have tried winding her, calming her down and then helping her latch on, if this works she;ll drink for another 2-3min and then fall asleep. then she'll sleep for half an hour and then want feeding again
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Bren does the same thing to me sometimes. Just try to be patient, and keep vworking with her.
im trying my hardest and just taking it one day at a time. colin has gone back to work today and my main aim was just to get through one day of bfing on my own whilst trying to handle rhys... i had the formula on standby just incase i couldnt cope but im proud to say its now 5pm, colin should be home any minute and Ffion hasnt had a bottle all day, just boob!
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That's great that you've managed to get through the whole day feeding her 
...if she's only staying latched on for a few minutes, just use the same side again for the next feed as well. She's probably just getting frustrated when the flow slows down after the initial let-down, but she should get used to it once she realises that there's more coming and she just needs to work for it x
...if she's only staying latched on for a few minutes, just use the same side again for the next feed as well. She's probably just getting frustrated when the flow slows down after the initial let-down, but she should get used to it once she realises that there's more coming and she just needs to work for it xGreat job hanging in there all day!!! 
I agree- she should get through the foremilk quicker. It really does sound to me like she is just trying to get the hang of it. Hasn't quite figured out the new program "Will work for food" rather than "lay here and sleep all day in mommy's tummy and food is delivered automatically."
I agree- she should get through the foremilk quicker. It really does sound to me like she is just trying to get the hang of it. Hasn't quite figured out the new program "Will work for food" rather than "lay here and sleep all day in mommy's tummy and food is delivered automatically."Hi
Congratulations on the birth of your wee girl, I haven't been online for ages so missed that.
The foremilk/hindmilk thing isn't clean cut, hindmilk will be present at all feedings no matter what the length is.
Do you feel a "let down" (when the milk pours out)? It could be that Ffion struggles with the fast flowing milk which makes her frustrated. If you do feel a let down and Ffion has guzzled that then she gets frustrated you can do breast compression which is like when you would try to manually express but you do it whilst the baby is latched on - this should encourage the baby to start suckling again.
I know breastfeeding can be hard going, especially when you have a toddler as well but your baby is still newborn and her feeding will be frequent as it's not only a source of food for her, it's comfort, reassurance and emotional for her at the moment. It wont always be like this but if you stick at it it'll be so convenient and the feedings will cut down to 5 mins a time!
Congratulations on the birth of your wee girl, I haven't been online for ages so missed that.
The foremilk/hindmilk thing isn't clean cut, hindmilk will be present at all feedings no matter what the length is.
Do you feel a "let down" (when the milk pours out)? It could be that Ffion struggles with the fast flowing milk which makes her frustrated. If you do feel a let down and Ffion has guzzled that then she gets frustrated you can do breast compression which is like when you would try to manually express but you do it whilst the baby is latched on - this should encourage the baby to start suckling again.
I know breastfeeding can be hard going, especially when you have a toddler as well but your baby is still newborn and her feeding will be frequent as it's not only a source of food for her, it's comfort, reassurance and emotional for her at the moment. It wont always be like this but if you stick at it it'll be so convenient and the feedings will cut down to 5 mins a time!
hey girls, things are getting better with feeding Ffion, she now feeds for about 15-20min ish on one side until i think its pretty much empty and sometimes shell go on the other side for maybe 2-3 min before falling asleep. getting her weighed today so we'll see how shes doing.
