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<p>I am having some difficulty breastfeeding my newborn and am hoping for some advice. He's my first, so I'm totally inexperienced at breastfeeding, but I am very motivated to learn. I am hoping to breastfeed exclusively at least 6 months and nurse for hopefully at least 2 years, but we are having a little trouble getting started.</p>
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<p>My little guy was born at 4:10 Saturday morning at 38w3d. We had a natural birth with a midwife in a hospital after a very fast labor - only 3 hours from arrival at hospital at 2 cm dilation to baby in arms. He seems fully cooked and didn't have any noticeable problems right away. However, his white blood cell count was high Sunday morning signifying infection and the pedi was worried he had gotten Strep B. I tested positive at 36 weeks and had the IV antibiotics as soon as I got to the hospital, but my labor was so fast they may not have had time to work. He's been on antibiotics and fluids and is improving quickly thankfully. I was SO relieved when his strep test came back negative.</p>
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<p>Also my nipples are kind of flat and he won't take them. Using a nipple shield is helping, but he's not all that motivated to suck strongly. That may be due to him fighting infection or maybe he just isn't hungry cause he's had IV fluids/antibiotics. Or maybe he's just not that interested now cause my milk isn't in yet??? Hopefully when the milk comes in and he's feeling better then he'll start feeding better? I am offering the breast often (every hour or two) and can usually get him to suck a little for a few minutes. He's done really well for a couple of feedings here and there, but mostly he just seems like he isn't that into it. <span style="display:none;"> </span></p>
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<p>Thoughts? He has not had any bottles or pacifiers. He sometimes sucks on his fingers and will suck on my pinky pretty strongly but just isn't that interested in my nipples :-(</p>
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<p>I am having some difficulty breastfeeding my newborn and am hoping for some advice. He's my first, so I'm totally inexperienced at breastfeeding, but I am very motivated to learn. I am hoping to breastfeed exclusively at least 6 months and nurse for hopefully at least 2 years, but we are having a little trouble getting started.</p>
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<p>My little guy was born at 4:10 Saturday morning at 38w3d. We had a natural birth with a midwife in a hospital after a very fast labor - only 3 hours from arrival at hospital at 2 cm dilation to baby in arms. He seems fully cooked and didn't have any noticeable problems right away. However, his white blood cell count was high Sunday morning signifying infection and the pedi was worried he had gotten Strep B. I tested positive at 36 weeks and had the IV antibiotics as soon as I got to the hospital, but my labor was so fast they may not have had time to work. He's been on antibiotics and fluids and is improving quickly thankfully. I was SO relieved when his strep test came back negative.</p>
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<p>Also my nipples are kind of flat and he won't take them. Using a nipple shield is helping, but he's not all that motivated to suck strongly. That may be due to him fighting infection or maybe he just isn't hungry cause he's had IV fluids/antibiotics. Or maybe he's just not that interested now cause my milk isn't in yet??? Hopefully when the milk comes in and he's feeling better then he'll start feeding better? I am offering the breast often (every hour or two) and can usually get him to suck a little for a few minutes. He's done really well for a couple of feedings here and there, but mostly he just seems like he isn't that into it. <span style="display:none;"> </span></p>
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<p>Thoughts? He has not had any bottles or pacifiers. He sometimes sucks on his fingers and will suck on my pinky pretty strongly but just isn't that interested in my nipples :-(</p>
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