What I did when my let-down let me down
by Brandi Riley posted in Pregnancy
In the beginning, breastfeeding my son came second nature to me. He was born via c-section, and I wasn't able to nurse him right away. Later, when I was finally able to hold him, he started smacking his lips as soon as he was put into my arms. I placed him up to my breast and he latched on with no problem.
We stayed in the hospital for three days, and everything was great. The lactation consultant helped me perfect a sturdy football hold and sent me on my way. We did face a few challenges when we got home. My nipples were sore, which made me scared to nurse because of the pain. I had to mentally hype myself up before I placed him on my breast which sometimes took as long as half an hour to do. Meanwhile, my poor newborn was screaming his head off wondering why his mama wouldn't just give him the boob already.
After a few days, I stopped being a scaredy cat. He and I found our rhythm, and everything was all good again. That was, until things went bad.
When it was time for my little guy to eat, he would latch on immediately, but then start thrashing around. He yanked at my nipple, kicked his legs, and finally would unlatch to cry. He did that for 5-10 minutes before calming down and nursing.
I was so busy making sure I didn't drop him as he was flailing his tiny body around that I missed the key to solving our nursing problem. My let-down was letting me down. Instead of flowing instantly like it had been for weeks before, my milk supply h...
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