The best thing you can possibly do is get tons of help at the hospital, ask for the lactation consultant to come to your room, make very sure you get a good latch and just enjoy your quiet time with your little gal, remember you're both learning how to breastfeed, so it's not just you and it's not just Lilah, but a team effort, and while you know where the nipple is there will be times it will be right in front of her nose (literally!) and you'll be exasperated wondering why she won't latch on. It just takes a little bit of practice and a whole ton of patience and you two will do great!
Also, to keep her going, I like to tickle the ear lobe. I'm not sure why it works, but it does! No sleepy hungry babies or that means mommy gets zero sleep since hungry babies wake up WAY too often and they are not happy babies when they wake up!
She has been a champion so far...I mean, the first time we tried, she latched right on and had a great suck. I just wasn't sure how to tell if it was RIGHT or not, I mean, my nipples are pretty sore today, and I know that the would be, but not sure how sore means I'm letting her do it wrong or not.
But I'm not in the hospital, I'm at home! We came home from the birth center when she was 5 hours old, so no lactation consultant for me to inquire of, except for all you experienced breastfeeding mamas :-D
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I probably have some breast feeding questions soon!
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Also, to keep her going, I like to tickle the ear lobe. I'm not sure why it works, but it does! No sleepy hungry babies or that means mommy gets zero sleep since hungry babies wake up WAY too often and they are not happy babies when they wake up!
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But I'm not in the hospital, I'm at home! We came home from the birth center when she was 5 hours old, so no lactation consultant for me to inquire of, except for all you experienced breastfeeding mamas :-D
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Now if I can just figure out why she has to make the sound of a person having all limbs cut off while we change her diaper, I will be the master.
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Maybe.
MWAH HA HA!
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