Why is breastfeeding so hard 😩

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Lactation ppl are no help my baby breastfeeds between 10 minutes to half an hour sometimes longer on each breast and is still hungry and latches off and falls asleep so i burp her and lay her down and she starts crying again she is two weeks tomorrow I give her formula after about an 1 oz or 2 she sometimes sleeps or is still hungry after

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I’m having a really hard time too. I have twins and they are really struggling to latch. I was given a nipple shield in the hospital and yesterday the Lactation consultant told me I should start weaning them off of it. Problem is they are still pinching my nipples no matter how hard I try to get them to have a deeper latch. Last night they were just flopping around not being able to eat without the shield. It’s so hard not to get frustrated and feel defeated. We can do this though. It won’t always be this hard 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

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same 15 days old and I feel like I'm literally feeding 24/7 and he will only latch on one side so one boob is huge the other I have to pump and hand express. ftm i thought it would be easy.. it isn't.. I'm exhausted and ready to quit but feel like i will feel guilty if I do

Why is breastfeeding so hard 😩

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