Thoughts on using a nipple shield to start?
Also I am finally on WIC, had issues getting an appointment to work with my work schedule... But yeah. I'm a little frustrated, though. They were VERY pushy about their ideas of breastfeeding and how it should be done. Which is fine, I get it I suppose. However, I wanted to pump from birth as well as breastfeed on demand so that others could also bottle feed my baby and I wouldn't be the only one capable of providing that for him. WIC won't give me a pump until I return to work. The lady I spoke to claimed that they won't give me a pump from the start unless he ends up in the NICU because they don't recommend pumping from birth because it can hinder supply. I get that, I do. However I do know that if you pump between feedings and still breastfeed on demand, then no, it doesn't effect your supply. That's what I want to try to do and I felt like they were taking that choice away from me. Just upset me a little and I may end up renting a hospital pump since WIC won't give me one until I return to work. (Which they don't recommend until 6 weeks after and were reluctant to agree to give me a pump when I go back to work 2 weeks after.)
I'm 40 weeks tomorrow and 3 CM dilated. I have contractions pretty often, but none of them ever stick around and it drives me nuts.