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With my first baby.. I was like a duck to water with breastfeeding. However, with Ethan, I just couldn't do it. I felt like my boobs were too low compared to after my first baby... I couldn't get comfortable.... he wouldn't open his mouth wide enough. I got so stressed and upset everytime we tried to feed, as my nipples were raw.. bleeding... cracked... and I would actually screamm when he latched on.... I was scared that i would hurt him by squeezing with the pain. He would posset blood after he tried to feed, thats how damaged my nipples were. I tried to find support, through the MW... and on the ward after birth... I also rang the NCT when I was at home in one of my worse times.. and got through to a 'mum at home', who was really understanding and tried to help.... but I just couldn't do it. I had to give up, and bottle feed, as I felt that I just wasn't bonding with Ethan, and just felt really resentful towards him because of the pain. I do still feel sometimes that I failed him, and he went on to have a serious allergy to cows milk, and had to have Soya formula on prescription. We have gradually reintorduced cowsmilk, and he's fine with it now... but I will always think that it was because I couldn't breastfeed that he ended up with such bad rashes.
I'm determined this time round to get as much help and support to breastfeed Mia. I won't make the mistake that I did with Ethan. As soon as he was put on me, I just stuck him on my boob, thinking that I was alredy a pro from feeding Lewis... but I did it wrong first time.. and was then doomed. So I'm gonna make sure the first time Mia lathces on, I get all the help I can.
I've just been searching the net, and found some really lovely videos... this one made me cry, hormones
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Can anyone else recommend some good videos or anything to help this time.
This is Ethan when he had his rash
Last edited by Ann-Marie; Mar 29th, 2008 at 20:27 PM.
Gosh, hun, I've never come across any videos. I had such a great support system with the nurses in the hospital and my babies got the hang of it right away. The hospital I was in and will be going back to is very much for breastfeeding so that was why they were very good about ensuring that breastfeeding was successful.
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