Hello, hope you are well. I can sense that you are really frustrated, and it is normal. The first thing I would like to say to you is: take a deep breath and don't panic. It is very normal for newborns to take their own time with learning how to latch. It is very scary for them, as much as it is scary for you.
Continue Skin to skin contact whenever possible. Take a comfortable position, and every two to three hours, when there are cues that the baby wants to feed, like rooting, lip smacking or sucking fingers offer your breast.
If the baby is still not latching, you continue to express or pump milk and give it to the baby via spoon or paladai, whichever is comfortable.
Hopefully the baby will catch up and start to latch and feed properly soon, but I want you to visit a doctor if any of the following is the case:
1. The baby hasn't latched at all for the past 48 to 72 hours.
2. The baby is trying to latch, but it feels like he is unable to. In that case, the doctor might need to examine you for an inverted nipple or a flat nipple.
3. Latching is painful for you.
4. The baby is not passing adequate urine, which is 6 to 8 times per day, develops fever or yellowish discolouration.
Answered2026-07-29 20:37:05
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