Bonnie,
I too have had occasional experiences with new mothers whose breasts are
non-pliable and difficult to get the baby to latch onto. No history of
anything relevent. But they did have a lot of IV hydrating during labor. I
will ask the mom if this is the normal state of her breasts (and frequently
get looked at as if I were wierd) but the usual answers are either no or they
don't know. I suspect that how their bodies handle the excess fluid they get
may have something to do with it.
As far as the baby not sucking well on anything, was she suctioned after
birth? I sometimes find that those babies are hesitant to want anything in
their mouths.
Sharon Coe LVN IBCLC