| congrats on your baby!
fortunately my son had no problem latching on...but i've had friends whose newborns have had trouble. the best thing to do is keep trying. a friend of mine couldn't get her daughter or son to latch until they were close to 2 months, then they were great breastfeeders. she jet kept trying.
keep the stress level low over it, babies can sense tension like that.
i did visit a breastfeeding clinic when i had trouble with something else, and they were great. do you have access to something like that? a la leche league or something?
at the end of the day, i know you want to do what you feel is best for your baby by nursing and feeding him breast milk. but, really what's most important is that he is fed and loved. so, just keep trying and he may latch yet.
are you trying to get him to latch before you pump?
as for the pumping, that is no indication as to whether you are producing enough milk. i could never get a lot with the pump...but when my son was latched on there was more than enough.
good luck!
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A1C on dx (Feb 11 2009): 8.9
A1C (May 6 2009): 6.6 — getting there! 
A1C (July 7 2009): 6.2 — getting closer...!
AIC (Sept. 8 2009): 5.9 — yeah!! 
AIC (Nov. 5 2009): 5.7
MDI with Humalog and Humulin-N
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