Is it too late to put baby back on breast
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My baby had a tongue tie and would only latch on a nipple shield. After getting it sorted he still wouldn’t latch properly but I tried each and every time we fed even stopped feeding with nipple shield half way through a feed and tried without it. Eventually he latched and started to do it more often so just offer the breast every time even half way through a feed. Don’t give up ☺️xxx
If you have been pumping and still have some milk supply then it’s definitely possible to give it a go. It might be worth contacting your local infant feeding team or asking your health visitor about breast feeding support . My local infant feeding lady was happy to come and visit after a tongue tie cut to support breastfeeding
No harm on trying, I exclusively pumped from a few days old as he wouldn't latch, as he got older he slept better at night but would wake from time to time, when I offered a bottle he would take an ounce or so which meant I wasted quiet alot, tried one night on the boob and he took to it great, made the nighttime feeds tons easier with alot less wasted milk! X
If you don’t want to stress her out too much could you try introduce slowly and after a little bit of a bottle feed so she’s not overly hungry?
I didn't get mine to latch until weeks 13. We saw 4 LCs and a pediatric chiro and a pediatric osteo to help with her mouth!
I’d say give it a try! When my daughter was born we went through a roller coaster of EBF to needing to pump and give bottles, supplement with formula, and back to breastfeeding. I was able to meet with an incredible lactation consultant who helped me with her latch and gave me confidence to try again.