Breastfeeding HELP!

This has probably been asked a zillion times...

But I'm at my absolute wits end.
I've never had a problem BF'ing Hannah. She's been a dream.
But in the last week she's started to get REALLY fussy!
And it's getting worse and worse each day.

Her middle of the night feed, 1st and 2nd feeds of the day are great. The 3rd and 4th are dicey and her night time feed is impossible!

She latches on for 3 seconds, screams, latches on, screams, latches on, screams etc...
So I try her on the other side. Same thing!
It's driving me nuts.
Unless I express milk and feed her, it takes a good 90 mins and screaming. She ends up REALLY windy and unsettled and sleeps in 2 hour lots at night.

I've had DH sick with a stomach flu for the last 4 days so I've had about 12 hours of broken sleep since Monday morning.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
Otherwise I"m going to the supermarket to buy formula

I find that Lauren does this when she is trying to get my let down to happen which is particularly slow in the afternoon/evenings. As soon as the let down happens she's happy as.

Do you think it could have something to do with that, just a thought??

I would try the plunket line too, they are very helpful and full of really good ideas you can try.

Good luck, as a last resort you could offer forumla, one feed wouldn't hurt your supply just so you can get her fed and into bed so you can get some much needed sleep.

hahaha I'd need to have sex for that to happen
I got AF about a month ago, so perhaps I'm due again?

I expressed, and it took a good 15-20 pumps to get milk out. Perhaps it is a let-down issue. I'll give that a try tomorrow

Thanks ladies!
You're all awesome

my letdown is very slow in the evenings - It sounds like that may be the issue for you too.

Charly I know it can be frustrating waiting for your let down to happen, but that actually makes it worse as you tense up. Just really try to relax and it will happen more easily. Easier said than done, I know how you feel!!!!!!!

Sorry to thread jack a bit but should everyone feel the letdown? I don't think I do but I don't know what I'm looking for.

I didn't feel it either in the first two months or so, but now it is so strong it is actually a wee bit stingy. If I am out without Lauren and she is due to be fed I can feel my let down so much that on ocassion my boobs have just started pumping out the milk highly embarrasing when you don't have breast pads!

Charly, I agree with the others it definitely sounds like she is getting frustrated waiting for the milk to let down - a hot water often works far better than a pump for let down - well for me anyway.

My let down is much slower in the afternoon, so I like to have a bath with him - that gets my milk going, I feed him in there and then feed him the other side when we get out. The second side comes much easier after the first.

You are doing a great job - formula feeding is not at all easier than BF, its just a different set of problems.

If my letdown is slow I take a quick break and drink a huge glass of water or something, and relax a bit then let her try back on. Usually end up getting a letdown relatively quickly after that unless I'm super stressed!

And I can definitely feel my letdown, it hurts like hell! Sometimes when I feel it let down and she isn't sucking, I involuntarily grab my boobs because it hurts. I've done that a few times in the supermarket, I hope no one has seen me

Hmmm Im going to have to take more notice as I dont think I have ever felt let down ... and she is getting fat ... so I know Im getting milk out