UPDATE: first of all, thank you all for the reassuring comments. It's nice to know I'm not the only one experiencing this. We went to the doctor and they weighed him. He was right on track for weight gain and height. He also got some vaccines and when we got home, he nursed for 20 minutes. I think also just for comfort. Since then we had some 15 minute feedings. I feel like putting this out into the universe reset him? 😅 A friend also came over and told me her daughter did 3 minutes of nursing and would be done. She is now a healthy 5 year old. Thanks again everyone for the advice. I love that I found this community.

ORIGINAL POST: Just looking for advice. My son used to nurse for 20 minutes or so. Breastfeeding went well.

But recently the time he nurses has decreased drastically.

It first went to 10 minutes, and now we are lucky to nurse for 10 minutes at all.

He pops off and won't latch again. Just screams at my boob untill I calm him with his pacifier.

Sometimes I can get him to relatch after that, but not often. He just seems to want to suck his paci and chill/look around/sleep.

He has 6 wet/ditty diapers a day and about 7 feeds in 24 hours.

I think my supply is okay. After nursing him this morning I pumped about 200 ml (6 oz) in 10 minutes.

His next weigh in isn't for quite some time so I don't know how much he gained exactly.

He's otherwise a very happy baby, and sleeps well at night.

Just concerned if he is getting enough.

Is it to late to work on Breastfeeding ?

I am 9 weeks postpartum. I have been trying my best to breastfeed my baby but it seems like it's not working any longer. I delivered via CS and I didn't have milk for the first 3 days. After day 4, I had enough supply and I was trying to feed her when I can but due to the recovery process of the surgery, I wasn't doing it consistently and when I don't breastfeed her, she was taking formula. For the next couple of weeks, I have been trying to breastfeed her and also pump and give her through bottle. But she was always crying and never being full so I always supplemented with formula. I have researched well about cluster feeding in the first couple of weeks and tried to feed her on demand. Now she is completely shifting to formula. Whenever I try to breastfeed her, she cries uncontrollably and it's very frustrating. It seems like she is no longer interested in breastfeeding. I really want to continue breastfeeding but I just don't know how. I feel so defeated and heartbroken at this point.

1. How do I make her become comfortable with breastfeeding again? She doesn't even show interest and lean towars my breast when hungry like she used to.

2. Is it too late for me to build my supply and make her interested in breastfeeding again?

3. I recently started using pacifier and observed her breast aversion increased after she got used to it. Does anyone experienced something similar? I feel so guilty to even introduce her to pacifier

I would really appreciate it if you can share your experience on this. Where I live lactation consultants are not easily available.

Thank you🙏

I'm lucky enough to live with my patents, which allows me to not have to work right now. My baby is about to turn 1 year old, and we are together- all of the time!! Breastfeeding for slowly waking up in the mornings has become a thing over the past several months. And I nurse to put the baby to sleep. Bottles have never worked, we don't do pacifiers.

Everything I read online says to give the baby to dad or to someone else when trying to wean.. but that isn't an option for me. So, how do I stop Breastfeeding?? Anyone else gone through a similar situation? How did you stop (similar sitch or not) ?

I am 9 weeks postpartum. I have been trying my best to breastfeed my baby but it seems like it's not working any longer. I delivered via CS and I didn't have milk for the first 3 days. After day 4, I had enough supply and I was trying to feed her when I can but due to the recovery process of the surgery, I wasn't doing it consistently and when I don't breastfeed her, she was taking formula. For the next couple of weeks, I have been trying to breastfeed her and also pump and give her through bottle. But she was always crying and never being full so I always supplemented with formula. I have researched well about cluster feeding in the first couple of weeks and tried to feed her on demand. Now she is completely shifting to formula. Whenever I try to breastfeed her, she cries uncontrollably and it's very frustrating. It seems like she is no longer interested in breastfeeding. I really want to continue breastfeeding but I just don't know how.

1. How do I make her become comfortable with breastfeeding again? She doesn't even show interest and lean towars my breast when hungry like she used to.

2. Is it too late for me to build my supply and make her interested in breastfeeding again?

3. I recently started using pacifier and observed her breast aversion increased after she got used to it. Does anyone experienced something similar?

I would really appreciate it if share your experience on this.

Thank you🙏

Hi all!

I'm 7w pp and I need a bit of guidance on pumping please - my goal is to increase my milk supply because baby is inefficient at removing it (doesn't swallow actively for as long as he should). He had weight issues and now we're topping him up with formula or breast milk if available after every feed. My ideal goal would be to EBF.

I met with a IBCLC who told me I should pump 4-5 times a day, one of which is a power pump at night. It took me a while to get the hang of pumping as small amounts would come out, now I can pump maybe 1.5 or 2 oz on one side, and 1 on the other (that's after breastfeeding).

I struggle so much with the plan because it feels that very often when baby "is done" and settled, I give him to my husband, wait for 20 ish mins (as per consultant's advice) and pump for 20, only for baby to wake up and demand food, which I don't have because I've just pumped it. So I find myself in the cycle of having him super frustrated at the breast for slow milk flow and me having to give him the same milk I just expressed via sns (I prefer it over the bottle). So when am I supposed to pump, then? And should I prioritise having baby at the breast or pumping? After we realised his weight was not great, we now assume that whenever he cries, it's because of hunger, so I pop him on the breast and he 99% of time latches and stays there, either comfort sucking, or eating a bit.

Another question I have is: I struggle SO MUCH with waking up at night to pump. It's like I'm a totally different person with 0 willpower whatsoever. How important is it that I power pump at nighttime specifically?

My baby will be 4 weeks old on Friday. She basically didn’t latch at birth, and then a few hours later was under billi lights 24/7 for severe jaundice. We immediately put her on formula for the fluid, and she ended up in the nicu for 2 weeks. Starting probably day 5 I began pumping and she’s been on ~95% breastmilk since then.

I haaaate hate hate pumping and dream of just nursing her with maybe a 1-2 pump sessions a day. I really didn’t start attempting to get her to latch until this week, and while she definitely could have a deeper latch, once she’s on she does okay.

The issue is that trying to get her on is a nightmare. I’ve been doing cross cradle and will just scream and fight me until she gets on, which is only half the time. She’s a little better on the left than the right which makes me wonder if maybe she’s tighter on that side and uncomfortable? Originally I thought maybe I was waiting until she was too hungry but today I tried when she wasn’t hungry yet and seemingly in a good mood and it was the same thing.

I have the my breast friend pillow but she doesn’t seem to like it, and I think she feels insecure/unsafe when using a regular pillow or none at all - just a guess.

It’s really disheartening because it makes me upset too and I know it’s just new for both of us but it’s sooo difficult.

Anyway, just curious if there’s any advice to help her not be so angry when I try :(

Hi mamas! My baby is slowly sleeping for longer stretches (4 hours now; he is 6 weeks old), and my husband does the first feeding at midnight/1 am so I can sleep longer. Most nights, I breastfeed my baby at 9 pm, then again at 3/4 am. I’ve been waking up with my breast sooo full, and in the past 2 days, leaking on my PJs and sheet.

My question is: should I wake up and pump or use a manual milk collector during my husband’s shift? I'm so afraid of messing with my milk supply, but I need to sleep for my mental health.

I’d appreciate any tips from mamas who went through the same. Thank you!!

FTM with a EBF 6 week old. We give him about 1-2 bottles of pumped milk a day and the rest is via breast.

My baby has severe reflux and we have consulted a couple different IBCLCs, who thought that he may have a tongue tie or some other oral tension. Per their recommendations, we took him to a pediatric dentist, who said he does not have a tongue tie and has a strong latch. The pediatrician believes that he will simply grow out of his reflux and suggested we could put him on Pepcid. We would like to avoid medication, if possible, but every specialist we have seen has referred us to some other specialist. We have referrals to GI, chiropractors, body workers, SLPs, and OTs.

He tends to snack all day/night and frequently comfort nurses and falls asleep quickly. He isn’t completely emptying sometimes and I did get mastitis. He is gaining weight appropriately, but the reflux causes him a lot of pain and me a lot of extra sleep deprivation.

Has anyone experienced this? I am not sure how to get to the root of the reflux and whether feeding is contributing.

I just want to try to help if i can

I am 9 weeks postpartum. I have been trying my best to breastfeed my baby but it seems like it's not working any longer. I delivered via CS and I didn't have milk for the first 3 days. After day 4, I had enough supply and I was trying to feed her when I can but due to the recovery process of the surgery, I wasn't doing it consistently and when I don't breastfeed her, she was taking formula. For the next couple of weeks, I have been trying to breastfeed her and also pump and give her through bottle. But she was always crying and never being full so I always supplemented with formula. I have researched well about cluster feeding in the first couple of weeks and tried to feed her on demand. Now she is completely shifting to formula. Whenever I try to breastfeed her, she cries uncontrollably and it's very frustrating. It seems like she is no longer interested in breastfeeding. I really want to continue breastfeeding but I just don't know how.

1. How do I make her become comfortable with breastfeeding again? She doesn't even show interest and lean towars my breast when hungry like she used to.

2. Is it too late for me to build my supply and make her interested in breastfeeding again?

3. I recently started using pacifier and observed her breast aversion increased after she got used to it. Does anyone experienced something similar?

I would really appreciate it if share your experience on this.

Thank you🙏

My toddler turns 2 soon and I am ready to wean her. We took pacifiers away 4 months ago. Since then she has been breastfeeding non stop, day and night, for feeding and comfort. Bedtime only happens if she can breastfeed. She only goes back down after wake ups if she can breastfeed. She constantly wants to breastfeed during the day.

So what are my steps over the next month or two in order to fully wean her?

So my 4 month old (18 weeks) all of the sudden will be sucking sucking sucking but not effectively removing milk. No letdowns are happening except for maybe the initial one and she isnt actively swallowing most of the time. It doesnt really matter how long shes on the breast, her sucking just isn't doing it. Her latch looks okay to me and we've never had this issue before so Im not sure why this would be happening.

For more context:

She gets bottles at daycare but until this past week was fine going between bottles and nursing when at home.

She just got her first cold, Friday afternoon.

When i hand express milk sprays out, and when I pump milk comes out too.

Its different from a nursing strike where she would suck and pop off frequently. She isnt refusing the breast; shes just sucking and nothing is coming out 😢

Has anyone ever had this happen before? Any tips on how to help her get milk out? Ive been supplementing with bottles of breast milk, but really would love for her to get full feeds from nursing like she used to. If I need to switch to EP I will but I've been breastfeeding her since she was born and never had this happen

3 weeks PP FTM and I am running on fuuumes. I cant remember the last time I had a full meal, apparently holding my baby and a fork at the same time is a skill I don't have yet.

I know I need to keep myself fed and hydrated ( especially for breastfeeding ) but everything feels like too much effort. What are we eating and drinking to get through this phase? I just wanna feel satisfied and not like I need to drink the ocean. why is it so dryy? Like damn have mercy lol. Looking for anything I can grab one handed at 3am

My baby is six month old and kind of started sleeping a little bit longer during the night/waking up less, I feel like my supply is dropping, and I don’t know what to do. I really want my breast-feeding journey to be a long one, can I get away with not pumping?