Commentaires. The first few days after birth. Why so many problems? Watch the attached video. This baby is 24 hours old and is drinking very well from the breast. Better than most babies of his age. How do I know? Because of the pause in this baby’s chin as he lowers his chin to the maximum. 1.The mother having sore nipples: Breastfeeding should not hurt. 2.Dehydration: Dehydration during the first few days is due to the baby not getting milk. Incidentally, % weight loss is not a good measure of how well a baby is breastfeeding. 3.Jaundice: Higher levels of jaundice in the first few days after birth are usually due to the baby not getting milk and thus is often combined with dehydration, but not always. 4.The baby does not latch on: There are several reasons for this occurring, including medications the mother got during the labour and birth and affected the baby.
Attaching Your Baby at the Breast – Breastfeeding Series. Latching techniques. Positions. Pain when feeding. Effective breastfeeding - it's not all about the latch. It was a new mum that first mentioned this to me, and as soon as she did it dawned on me that she was totally right. When supporting mums, lots of focus is on latch - because obviously the better the latch, often the less pain and the more effectively baby can feed; but all too often we meet a mum with a slow gaining baby who is always wanting to feed, or perhaps a mum with sore/cracked nipples sometimes resulting in a the shape of a lipstick!
And then we hear "the midwife/health visitor has checked my latch and said it was fine... ". Really if I had a pound for everytime I heard it, I would be writing this blog from Mauritius This mum called me because she fell into all three of these categories - her baby was being supplemented with expressed breastmilk because of very slow gain, nipples were sore which the midwife had put down to baby spending long periods at the breast (with her supposed "perfect latch") and mum instinctively knew something wasn't right that was being missed.
Using a nipple shield with a breastfed baby - Association of Breastfeeding Mothers. What is a nipple shield? A nipple shield is a flexible silicone nipple that is worn over the mother’s own nipple during breastfeeding. Why would I consider one? Nipple shields can help establish breastfeeding with some babies who seem to have difficulty achieving and/or maintaining attachment to the breast. Most mums don’t need to use a nipple shieldPlease consult a breastfeeding counsellor or health professional for one-to-one support before you use a nipple shield. A nipple shield can be a temporary solution but not a permanent fix to an underlying problem.
What might cause my baby to have difficulty with attachment? Labour events.Delivery.Drugs – Opiates, Fentanyl.Use of dummy/teat.Physical abnormality. Other reasons a shield could be used: Flat or inverted i.e. non protractile nipples.Soft nipples.Tongue tie.Breast refusal.Sore, cracked bleeding nipples.Weaning a baby from bottle to breast.Re-lactation or induced lactation (adoptive breastfeeding). Before using a nipple shield, consider:
Files\11016Pfingerfeeding. Lopsided! What can I do? • KellyMom.com. …When baby prefers one side, or when supply or breast size is greater on one side By Kelly Bonyata, BS, IBCLC Is this a problem? Most women notice differences in milk supply, pumping output, milk flow and/or size between breasts. As with many other things (foot size, ring size, eyesight, etc.) asymmetry is normal in humans. In some women the difference between breasts is hardly noticeable; in others it is very noticeable. There is every variation in between. Sometimes babies will refuse or fuss at a breast when the let-down is slower or too forceful, or the supply a bit lower. Why does it happen? Possible reasons for variations in supply/milk flow between breasts: Normal anatomical differences.
If your newborn is refusing one side, have her doctor do a good physical exam to check for birth injuries. Evening things up Here are some things that can help to even things up (you don’t need to do them all; start off with the one thing that looks most workable for you): Will baby get enough milk?