It's okay mummy! Definitely normal for a ftm. Just know that your baby knows you're his mummy from your smell. There's no way baby is detached from you, it's just your emotions as you're still recovering. I read your comment and I highly believe that your baby is more comfortable with the fm but fret not. My baby was once like you too and he's also a mix feed baby. I even felt sad that he refused to latch and even drink ebm. My problem was that I have super forceful letdown and my milk is high in lipase. But I keep trying and trying until he accepted to latch again. Don't feel sad ok! It's just your emotions. Keep trying to latch, better do skin to skin and latch him especially at night when it's more quiet and dark or you could also dream feed him. Meaning he's ½ awake and you latch him. This always works 100%! All the best!
Hey mama, Hugs!!! You are not alone and I’m sure somewhere out there, there’s a mama experiencing the exact same thing. Give yourself credit for still latching baby and trying to provide him with breastmilk :) May I ask if daddy does something different? Also how do you latch? Have you tried skin to skin?
Hello mummy! Thank you 😭 I did skin to skin prior labour. Do you mean I have to do it again now? Sorry still a new mummy, still learning and adapting 😭. His daddy tends to hold him every now and then whenever he’s home but I can’t afford to do that since I’m still recovering and have other things to do at home. He was ok latching when abt 2-3 weeks aft birth only that I increased his FM intake bcoz he had jaundice and was admitted. From then I realised there was a change in baby. I want to latch him with no fuss but I get upset when he starts unlatching and latching and crying. It’s so painful to have that sight 😭😭😭
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