Hello there! My DS is 8 weeks old and just a dream. Really. We started out with a pretty difficult BFing relationship, but have really come a long way. He born at 36 weeks and Jaundice, I had to fight the Pedi to not suppliment with formula and had to compromise with feeding him with a bottle, I exclusively pumped for 5 weeks and then just about 3 days after his original due date, he started latching, on his own. Now he nurses like a champ and prefers the breast to the bottles that DH has to give him while I am at work. This was a huge accomplishment for us and can be a very hard transition to make. But it's going wonderfully.
I really would like any suggestions on nighttime nursing. We co-sleep and sometimes when he wakes up (only about 2 times a night at 3 and 5 am) I can roll over and give him my breast with him on his side and snuggle him nice and close to me and just go back to sleep. But it doesn't always work, I feel like maybe I am laying awkwardly or something. I was just wondering if all you smart, experienced mama's had any advice for this FTM who is trying to fumble her way through a great breastfeeding relationship.
Thanks!
I really would like any suggestions on nighttime nursing. We co-sleep and sometimes when he wakes up (only about 2 times a night at 3 and 5 am) I can roll over and give him my breast with him on his side and snuggle him nice and close to me and just go back to sleep. But it doesn't always work, I feel like maybe I am laying awkwardly or something. I was just wondering if all you smart, experienced mama's had any advice for this FTM who is trying to fumble her way through a great breastfeeding relationship.
Thanks!
