If you are going to BF...

ellephunt

RUN to the store and grab all you can of these https://www.target.com/p/lansinoh-soothies-gel-pads-1-count/-/A-12729475#prodSlot=medium_1_1&term=gel+soothie+breast

Seriously. My nipples are dry bleeding and cracking by day 1 of BFing and the thought of nursing brought me to tears. These make all the difference. I'm also told Earth mama angel baby nipple butter is a must have and am on a mission to find that right now.  

bride2BMD

I plan on breast feeding for the third time once this new baby arrives.  I used a nipple shield with both of my previous kids in the beginning which helped a lot.  I ordered Earth Mama nipple butter from Target online.  Babies R Us claimed it was in the store, but I went to two in my area and couldn't find it.  

I SWEAR to you the pain gets so much better if you can bear to tough it out for the first ten days....

 

starting all over again

On the same topic, but just a question for STMs; If you BF with your first and felt no pain, cracking or soreness is there a possibility that you might with your 2nd?

ericalee27

starting all over again:

On the same topic, but just a question for STMs; If you BF with your first and felt no pain, cracking or soreness is there anbsp;possibilitynbsp;that you might with your 2nd?

I had some pain the first few days at least with DS2 and I BF DS1 for 14 months. Just think your nipples have to get broken in again so to speak!

ellephunt

bride2BMD:

I SWEAR to you the pain gets so much better if you can bear to tough it out for the first ten days....

 

I'm clinging to this. Everyone told me it would be painful but omg it's toe curling bite down and want to scream pain.  

topchef33

I believe we did pick up a box of those. I wanted to get a shield too but I had no idea what size to buy.

realityspeller

i will be a FTM (baby is still inside) so i have NO idea what i am talking about but i took a breast feeding class and the lactation consultant said at least a dozen times that breast feeding shouldn't hurt & if it does to call her.

was that just clever marketing, business drumming on her part? i left the class feeling so relieved that breast feeding wasn't  as painful as it had been made out to be. this thread is making me second guess?

MamaKitty3

If it hurts too much, baby is not getting a proper latch.  There may be some pain in the beginning but you really should not be bleeding or cracking. They always told me to tease the mouth open wide and plug.  Sounds weird, I know.  But the second it hurts, try again until you have some comfort...aside from someone sucking on your boob for nourishment, LOL.  Also, if you rub your leaking colostrum or breastmilk on your nipples, it also helps to soothe and heal.

bride2BMD

If a painful latch persists, it can be incorrect and I would see a Lactation consultant.  But I found the toe curling YOWZER pain for the first thirty seconds happened with both kids in the beginning and they latched fine.  It hurts, but it gets better and then actually becomes such a great bonding time with your baby.

I have heard the pain described like having two chip clips placed on your nipples!  Something for our husbands or SOs to try!! 

utgirl2

saving for later

amandagen

I wanted to throw this out there too...I had some latch problems with my first DS and had a lot of bleeding and cracked nipples for weeks. My ob prescribed Newman's Nipple Cream and it saved our BF relationship! This time I asked for that prescription when being discharged from the hospital and it has already helped with the general nipple soreness that comes with the first few days.

IncogNeato

Oh, the toe curling pain. I remember it well. And I want to slap every LC that says, "If it hurts you're doing it wrong!"

Sometimes it just hurts! And if my baby was doing it wrong, well she wasn't good at taking directions, then!

I looooooooved the soothies, stuck in the fridge in advance. Mine are packed and ready to go!