Flat nipples - how to breastfeed?

Hello mummies! I just delivered bb couple of days ago, and different nurses have been telling me that i cant latch bb well and he doesn't want to suckle because i have flat nipples. This is quite discouraging. Bb has been so sleepy and refuses to latch – he rather sleep and hasnt been drinking formula milk much too. Anyone with similar experiences and tips? Thanks in advance!

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LC told me to start with the flat side first cause once baby gets the normal nipple first, she won’t want to work for it when switched. What I did was to pump slightly to pull out the nipple first, then let baby latch. I also tried nipple shield which works equally well. Initially she will fuss but subsequently accepted that she has no choice. I stopped latching at 4.5m (she has 2 teeth 💀) and did exclusive pumping (way easier for me). Fast forward, 18m of pumping, my nipples got “pulled” out and became protruded instead.

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1y ago

Nope it doesn’t, usually takes awhile to flatten back but might also be because after I latch baby, I will still pump awhile more to get my supply up. I latch max 15 mins because I don’t wanna let her get used to comfort latching and use me as pacifier. Can still latch well 😊.

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