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10 days pp. Because of bad latch my nipples we’re very damaged by day 3 and I couldn’t breastfeed. My milk supply also did not come in. Due to concerns about jaundice, started formula. On day 6 started using nipple shield but baby would sleep on breast and not get full so continued supplementation. Since day 7 I have been trying to give breast first and then formula. Problem is that baby falls asleep on breast and no amount of stimulation or alternating between breasts or feeding her in just diapers is helping. I give up and have to give her the bottle. I would love to EBF and need help if someone has similar journey. Not sure if it’s my milk supply or her milk transfer.

Other things that I am trying - using SS nipple bottle, pace feeding, pumping after some feeds( nothing or droplets come out).

Pumping - not sure when to do this, when I pump after feeds, nothing comes out, I have been told to try flange size 17 or 19. Tried massage mode l1 for 5 mins and switch to 54 l1. Not sure how to do this correctly.

Any help is appreciated

10 days pp. Because of bad latch my nipples we’re very damaged by day 3 and I couldn’t breastfeed. My milk supply also did not come in. Due to concerns about jaundice, started formula. On day 6 started using nipple shield but baby would sleep on breast and not get full so continued supplementation. Since day 7 I have been trying to give breast first and then formula. Problem is that baby falls asleep on breast and no amount of stimulation or alternating between breasts or feeding her in just diapers is helping. I give up and have to give her the bottle. I would love to EBF and need help if someone has similar journey. Not sure if it’s my milk supply or her milk transfer.

Other things that I am trying - using SS nipple bottle, pace feeding, pumping after some feeds( nothing or droplets come out).

Pumping - not sure when to do this, when I pump after feeds, nothing comes out, I have been told to try flange size 17 or 19. Tried massage mode l1 for 5 mins and switch to 54 l1. Not sure how to do this correctly.

Any help is appreciated

10 days pp. Because of bad latch my nipples we’re very damaged by day 3 and I couldn’t breastfeed. My milk supply also did not come in. Due to concerns about jaundice, started formula. On day 6 started using nipple shield but baby would sleep on breast and not get full so continued supplementation. Since day 7 I have been trying to give breast first and then formula. Problem is that baby falls asleep on breast and no amount of stimulation or alternating between breasts or feeding her in just diapers is helping. I give up and have to give her the bottle. I would love to EBF and need help if someone has similar journey. Not sure if it’s my milk supply or her milk transfer.

Other things that I am trying - using SS nipple bottle, pace feeding, pumping after some feeds( nothing or droplets come out).

Pumping - not sure when to do this, when I pump after feeds, nothing comes out, I have been told to try flange size 17 or 19. Tried massage mode l1 for 5 mins and switch to 54 l1. Not sure how to do this correctly.

Any help is appreciated

10 days pp. Because of bad latch my nipples we’re very damaged by day 3 and I couldn’t breastfeed. My milk supply also did not come in. Due to concerns about jaundice, started formula. On day 6 started using nipple shield but baby would sleep on breast and not get full so continued supplementation. Since day 7 I have been trying to give breast first and then formula. Problem is that baby falls asleep on breast and no amount of stimulation or alternating between breasts or feeding her in just diapers is helping. I give up and have to give her the bottle. I would love to EBF and need help if someone has similar journey. Not sure if it’s my milk supply or her milk transfer.

Other things that I am trying - using SS nipple bottle, pace feeding, pumping after some feeds( nothing or droplets come out).

Pumping - not sure when to do this, when I pump after feeds, nothing comes out, I have been told to try flange size 17 or 19. Tried massage mode l1 for 5 mins and switch to 54 l1. Not sure how to do this correctly.

Any help is appreciated

10 days pp. Because of bad latch my nipples we’re very damaged by day 3 and I couldn’t breastfeed. My milk supply also did not come in. Due to concerns about jaundice, started formula. On day 6 started using nipple shield but baby would sleep on breast and not get full so continued supplementation. Since day 7 I have been trying to give breast first and then formula. Problem is that baby falls asleep on breast and no amount of stimulation or alternating between breasts or feeding her in just diapers is helping. I give up and have to give her the bottle. I would love to EBF and need help if someone has similar journey. Not sure if it’s my milk supply or her milk transfer.

Other things that I am trying - using SS nipple bottle, pace feeding, pumping after some feeds( nothing or droplets come out).

Pumping - not sure when to do this, when I pump after feeds, nothing comes out, I have been told to try flange size 17 or 19. Tried massage mode l1 for 5 mins and switch to 54 l1. Not sure how to do this correctly.

Any help is appreciated

I am 5 days pp and from day 1 I have had issues with cracked sore nipples. No one at the hospital offered much help and told me to use nipple shield. I figured out I have flat nipples and there are flange sizes with pump. I powered through the pain the first 3 days because everyone told me do what’s best for the baby. In the process of doing so my nipples are extremely cracked with big pieces of skin missing. I just ordered another flange for pump, started to supplement with formula reluctantly because pain suppressed my milk supply and I was barely getting anything. Im only pumping twice a day and now the pain is worse, I feel like I can’t have this beautiful bonding experience with daughter. It’s also a cyclical pattern, you don’t pump and milk supply de teases and if I do, nipple does not heal. Any information to heal them faster would be helpful. I’m using lanolin, silver eye and hydrogel pads.thanks for reading