How often do your babies nurse?

[firstbaby2011]

Just wanted to give a . I've been where you are and it does get better. The LLL meetings helped me out a lot. Like you I didn't have any support from family. The ladies of LLL in my area are awesome. I hope you find your "groove" soon and keep doing what you're doing. You're doing awesome!

[Liadan23]

do you nurse her lying down so that you can go back to sleep? if not, you should! i've seen online instructions for it, but i can't remember where right now. it took me awhile to figure out with my son, but once i got it, oh man it was awesome. my little girl has been up pretty much most of the last couple of nights nursing. usually she sleeps really well but i think she's having another growth spurt. anyways, i just get her up, change her diaper on my bed, and then lay down and nurse her while i go back to sleep. occasionally i wake up cause she fell asleep and fell off the breast and is complaining, so i just pop her back on and i'm out again! it's very common for babies to do this from time to time when they're this young. side-lying nursing is the best. ever.

ETA: just saw that you said it hurts. i get that, i took a break from it for several weeks because it was hurting me too much. all i can say is, keep trying. don't make yourself crazy, or let her damage your nipples (mine are still kind of finishing healing up, i have a lot of issues with it in the begining) but just keep trying it every couple days. you'll get it. my son was probably 4 months before i really "got it" with him. but it has seriously saved my sanity.