Dear Jennifer, I don't have any suggestions to make but do have a success story. A cousin of mine delivered a full term baby. She did not get an epidural but was given demerol a few times 'to take the edge off the pain'. She suffered a horrible perineal tear ( that's another story). The baby came out fine but wanted nothing to do with the breast and so was given several bottles in the hospital. Pumping was initiated. I saw him at 24 hrs. He had a very uncoordinated suck. Did poorly at the breast. We tried feeing tube, SNS, nipple shield and a lot of praying to get this baby to latch. Baby in the meanwhile was very, very groggy; not at all fussy or demanding. In the 2nd week, he started waking up and also started screaming whenever he was close enough to see or smell the breast. My cuz OTO was going through h*ll with pain and discomfort and couldn't even sit up in bed for very long to try to nurse. She continued to pump and produce more than enough for her baby. I thought for sure her nursing carreer was over. But this brave woman persisted. In the 3rd week, he started accepting the breast unwillingly. He would clench his jaws and bite down on her nipples causing excruciating, toe curling pain that brought her to tears. But this sister of mine persisted. Around this time she saw a world class LC who gave her a few tips and loads of encouragement. He just turned a month old. He is exclusively breastfeeding. Some women will really walk on fire to be able to breastfeed. Vaishali Kute, MD FAAP Pediatrician in Atlanta *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html