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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi OP, I am so sorry you’re going through this. We syringe fed my daughter from about 2-5 weeks. She could latch but not well and I was in too much pain to nurse (bleeding nipples). The first lactation counselor we saw who said DD did not have ties also terrified me that if we switched to bottle she would never nurse. So we syringe fed. It was awful.

We did end up seeing a different lactation counselor who identified ties, and referred us to a pediatric ent who corrected the tie. Things got a lot better after that.

I know it’s not exactly what you’re going through, but I do remember how difficult that was. You’re not alone. Maybe try a new lactation consultant? I hope it gets better soon![/quote]

OP here. I will bring it up with the pediatrician again next week and I will look for another lactation consultant. He does latch - he just has a more shallow suck because my nipple is small. The nipple shield was supposed to help correct it but he doesn’t like it. I’ve tried pinching my nipples, squeezing my breast to get my nipple and areola in his mouth, and using a pump before I feed to get my nipple out. None of that has really worked. He still does comfort nurse a lot and I spend most of the day just letting him try to latch and eat between syringe feeding. We tried a cup and bottle and formula and he rejected all of it.

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