See a lactation consultant right away to get relief and advice on how to heal.
But do consider
seeing a lactation consultant right at the beginning, who can show you correct latch and hold techniques.
Not exact matches
Get help
right away —
see your provider or a
lactation consultant for a diagnosis.
These are ones which I
see really commonly and can usually be overcome with a few tricks and the
right support from your family, friends and health professionals such as
lactation consultants:
If you've met with a
lactation consultant and you're still struggling, go
see another one, and another one... until you and your little one are getting it
right.
Norene Ybarra: My baby was delivered at 4, he was you know, tented
right away I
saw him at 8 but I believe a
lactation consultant came to my room, must have been after I
saw the baby.
And not that this is a complete way to not
see a
lactation consultant in person, but you are
right, like we have those questions like in the middle of the night, those middle of the night feedings or we just can't get out of the house or whatever the case may be, and it would be so nice to have somebody at my fingertips.
So didn't need the NICU, but we did need a little bit of
lactation help and my body is pretty awesome when it comes to making milk, so I never had a problem with that with my twins, but it least up to their due - date so from about thirty - five weeks when they were born up to about forty / forty - one weeks I
saw a
lactation consultant again trough the hospital that I delivered at, and it was outpatient and I went in about once a week and we would sit there and she would help me latch the babies, we would get out a huge double breastfeeding pillow and she taught me how to roll up the wash - clause and stuff to get my breast in the
right position and squish them and push them up and I am like «Hey, I like how they look now!»