Breast feeding

You could try swaddling her to keep her hands away from the nipple shield.

Gets too warm and falls asleep

[ides]

O always plays with my hair. Maybe a lovey small blanket she can feel/hold onto. O didn't really use his hands at that age.

In a few months it may come in handy because it'll give her something safe to fiddle with without hurting you.

Ditto! Whether it turns out not to be helpful right now or not, it will be in a few months!

Here's hoping things keep looking up!

[Urowife]

Ah yes - this was my DD's issue too (re the swaddling and falling asleep). Things got a lot easier once I could get her off the nipple shield. But I often felt it was a two person job. One person to hold down the arms and the other to do the latching. It WILL get easier - hang in there, you are doing great!