| Latched, but no sucking...
Since birth (10 days ago) my baby girl is happy to go to the breast, but once there will not suck. she has a few little half hearted sucks then just lies there or falls asleep. I'm pumping at every feed and giving her expressed breast milk in a bottle (plus topping up with formula) but desparately want her to latch properly and feed from the breast. Her sucking reflex is fine as she can take the bottle and sucks a finger also. My nipples are normal, the flow is fine when pumped she just lacks the will to draw it in.
The doctor can find no medical reason for this, the lactation consultants are stumped - has anyone had experienced anything similar?? |