We are having serious breastfeeding issues. From the start, LO didn't want to latch. He could, he just wouldn't stay on or wouldn't suck once he was on. Against my original intentions, we had to start supplementing because his blood sugar was getting too low. Then I was admitted to the hospital with a uterine infection and away from him for 24 hours. He was able to eventually join me at the hospital (I was there for 4 days) but with the pain, IV, cardiac monitor, and constant interuptions, we got into the habit of pumping and feeding him the pumped milk with a little formula most of the time. Now we're home again and he's still having trouble. I'm pumping but I sometimes forget to do it every three hours, which I know isn't helping. I try to put him to the breast but we both get frustrated with the whole thing quickly. He screams when he's hungry and gets so frantic to eat that I feel terrible, like I'm torturing him. We've worked with lactation consultants in the hospital and tried nipple shields, dropper feeding behind the shield, the SNS system, and another tube feeding thing recommended by Dr. Jack Newman.

At this point, he is 10 days old, and I usually get 2 ounces total when I pump (sometimes less). He sleeps a lot and I worry that he doesn't wake up to eat very often. I've heard about this cluster feeding and I haven't seen that yet.

I just really wanted to breastfeed and I'm starting to worry that we're never going to figure it out. Any words of wisdom/resources/tricks of the trade from the seasoned momma bees out there would be so appreciated by this stressed out, anxious FTM.

Thanks!