It ' s gorgeous ! Nice work <| sep |> My son was similar with the feeding issues , and it was all compounded because of his jaundice . Do schedule an appointment with a pediatric dentist there is a chance of a tongue or lip tie that is making breastfeeding difficult fit your daughter , and that it ' s contributing to her bring always at the blob . Look a bit further into the term nipple confusion . Because your wife is recovering , I ' d say it ' s worth her pumping and getting some sleep for 1 or 2 feedings a day , if you guys are comfortable with using a bottle this early . If she seems much fussier and cries a lot , especially at a specific hour , she may be going through the period of purple crying formerly known as colic . It ' s tough , and hopefully she doesn ' t have it , but if she does , it ' s important for you to look up the term witching hour . Also , remember that no baby has ever died from crying , and that it us a temporary issue she ' ll grow out of . When consoling my own , a wise person told me that babies are very much like a lock , and you have to find out what their key is . For my son , it was vigorous bouncing . For my nephew , it was aggressive swinging . Try different things and good luck ! Edit auto correct errors as kindly pointed out by uckillgannonIts also worth mentioning I was working with a breastfeeding nurse consultant from the hospital , and it took them 3 days after discharge to claim my son didn ' t have strong enough suckle and needed to be supplemented with formula . I had previously read about lip ties and went to see a dentist who spotted the tie .