Petal_339
06-12-2006, 09:03
For the last four weeks I've been persisting with feeding my now 12 week old baby as he bucks screams and pulls off at every feed. I've sought help from every source imaginable, day stays, inpatient stays, lactation consultants, nurses, gps, osteopaths the works. It is now to the stage that the only way or time my baby will eat is when he is almost asleep and even then I'm not sure he is getting a good feed as he doesn't seem to be actively sucking and swallowing. Prior to this he was a great feeder and would happily feed from either the breast or from a bottle of expressed milk. Now he doesn't seem to be able to suck on anything at all. I'm distressed to the point of depression and am finding this is taking its toll on my relationship with my baby and my husband. I so desperately want to breastfeed - is there any hope or help out there?