I have been trying to BF for over 3 weeks now-but it seems I have created a monster.

My daughter will NOT give me a break. She wants to be latched on to me 24/7. Literally, it is almost 10pm here and she has been awake, in my arms and latched to my breast since 12:30pm this afternoon. She dozed off a couple of times, but as soon as I would lay her down in the bassinet is wide awake and screaming.

She will not take a pacifier and although she will take a bottle from SO, she is not hungry for milk-she just wants to suck.

Both of my nipples are slap worn out-I can barely stand to have them touched. What should I do?

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Shannon

When you give her a paci, what does she do? Have you tried different kinds?

We have had similiar issues--but Grace is going through a growth spurt right now, so she's attached to my boob for milk. When she wants to suck, she'll take a paci but it takes a lot of trial and error to find out which one she wants AND I usually have to hold it for her for the first bit.

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I bought one of every kids of paci that Babies R US sells for 0-3 months and she will let me put it in her mouth, then she screams and lets it fall out.

I guess I would think she was on a growth spurt and hungry if she wasn't spitting up a lot of the milk she taking in. I just wish I knew what to do!

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Shannon

She sounds like a normal newborn to me. The first 6-8 weeks of BFing are like 'bootcamp' for nursing. It is relentless. Once you hit that 8 week mark things get easier and you are not nursing 24/7. A newborns tummy is only the size of a walnut and BM has no "filler" like formula does, so all of it is easily digestable. She may very well be having her 3-week growthspurt given her age. During growspurts they nurse more often than not, even the non-nutritive sucking is necessary to boost your supply- pacifers and bottles during a growthspurt may very well cause a good nursing relationship to encounter some rocky ground.

Hang in there.....the first 6-8 weeks of intensitity are normal newborn behavior and once you weather this 'storm' you will reap the benefits the rest of your nursing relationship.

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Nancy

I agree. I know its really rough, but it will get better. Hang in there, this too shall pass!

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Why don’t you consult your doctor. That may help.