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Lactation problem
My son 1 month 17 days old is not latching for the past 2-3 days, am expressing the milk and feeding him, not sure why he is doing lik that, could you please suggest what I can do to make him latch as usual.
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If the baby was latching well previously then there is no reason why baby will not latch now.
Don't get into the habit of expressing the milk (also don't use bottle to feed as it might cause nipple confusion and baby will stop sucking on breast). It will double your work.
Try breastfeeding when the baby is awake but not yet started crying for feeds.
Try using nipple shield if needed.
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