Swollen vag?

Christinaruth74

Jk. Let's talk nipples. Anyone's nipples doing this weird scabby thing?

spacepotatoes

Yes. It always clears up on its own. I think it's just the stuff that gets secreted (and maybe colostrum?) that dries on them.

talkthewholetime

Mine are dry. Leaky and dry....like an oxymoron.

Christinaruth74

@spacepotatoes‌ ahhh this makes sense. It was freaking me out a bit. But I noticed that the scabby stuff can be fairly easily flaked off when I'm in the shower. Yuck

Christinaruth74

Ya, see mine haven't actually leaked anything yet but I'm assuming they're getting ready... Nipples really gross me out now. I told DH to keep his mouth off em for a bit so as not to get any chunks. Haha

talkthewholetime

MK1013 said:

Man.. I'm boring. Mine aren't doing a dang thing. Just hangin' there....

Be happy. Mine have been leaking for a solid 10 weeks.

jsaffer01

@MK1013‌ my nips are doing the samething.. Which is a whole lot of nothing but just being there. I think I'm gonna freak the first time something leaks outta them.

talkthewholetime

Yeah, they say there is no correlation between leaking and breastfeeding success. Which is annoying because I want to get something for my troubles!

Bootsie327

Not yet but here's a fun fact: I have a superfluous 3rd nipple (it's really more of a nubbin, a la Chandler Bing), and it's definitely a little bigger and more sensitive, just like what's been happening to my two real nips! And now you all know more about me than you did. The end.

spacepotatoes

Christinaruth74 said:

Ya, see mine haven't actually leaked anything yet but I'm assuming they're getting ready... Nipples really gross me out now. I told DH to keep his mouth off em for a bit so as not to get any chunks. Haha

Ha! My DH is fascinated by all of the veins and the new size of my nipples. He keeps saying that LO's mouth won't be big enough to fit over them.

mileswithmyles

Mine are doing the same thing.  I haven't noticed any leakage yet, but they are REALLY dry.

softservecity

And the scabs are a yellow/green color. Ewwww!

Ladiebug30

Bootsie327 said:

Not yet but here's a fun fact: I have a superfluous 3rd nipple (it's really more of a nubbin, a la Chandler Bing), and it's definitely a little bigger and more sensitive, just like what's been happening to my two real nips! And now you all know more about me than you did. The end.

ETA: Also, this -

AmbriaJ

I Rub Down In Baby Oil Every Time I Bathe So My Nips Are Shiny And Extra Moisterized. Try That You Guys! Dry Nips Suck!

lavendergiraffes

My nips seem fine but I'm pretty sure my aeriolas are bigger than my hamburger vag....

spinsoffresonance

Mine aren't really doing anything except becoming huge and black! I never leaked when pregnant with DD or when BFing and I did breastfeed successfully for 14m.

@MK1013 it took me 2-3 months before I started pumping more than 1-1.5oz from each side. I think that's a fairly normal amount at the beginning. As long as your LO is eating frequently enough that should be enough. DD was basically nursing constantly in the beginning with only 20min breaks between sessions. Also babies transfer milk much more efficiently than the pump. So pumping output doesn't necessarily correlate to your supply.

kshampeny

Really fair skinned red head over here, and my nips are seriously like chocolate milk colored now and huge.  It looks totally bizarre with my normal, I could signal a space ship, white winter glare.

oscarwao

No scabby stuff. But they have turned from light pink to a darker shade - baby targets!

delatl

Yes! The scabby stuff. It bugs me when I notice it but mostly, I don't notice it.

talkthewholetime

Would you ladies say you have what my husband refers to a "bologna nips"? Or our other favorite "orangutan titties"?

ETA:

ehowa499

@Bootsie327‌ my DH has 2 supernumerary nipples. I keep telling him that he will be much more equipped to feed this baby than I am!

lavendergiraffes

talkthewholetime said:

Would you ladies say you have what my husband refers to a "bologna nips"? Or our other favorite "orangutan titties"?

ETA:

That bologna looks like a giant nipple! Gross!!! Hahaha

Bootsie327

ehowa499 said:

@Bootsie327‌ my DH has 2 supernumerary nipples. I keep telling him that he will be much more equipped to feed this baby than I am!

Yes! Nubbins unite!

Christinaruth74

@talkthewholetime‌ bologna nips here. Sexayy

CopperPoppy

AmbriaJ said:

I Rub Down In Baby Oil Every Time I Bathe So My Nips Are Shiny And Extra Moisterized. Try That You Guys! Dry Nips Suck!

^Looks like a good book recommendation.

But honestly my nips get super itchy if I don't lube them up after a shower. I usually just do it when I do my belly. All my skins get itchy otherwise. My bewbs have had little change to them since getting pregnant but I'm really afraid for what fb will do to them.

And I'm not really ready to give them up as my fun bags. Ok fine, "sacklets", but those don't sound fun to begin with.

awc1986

No leaky here, but they're definitely a lot darker. I had an operation on my chest as a newborn and I can now see the scar on my nipple.

JAM85

I also get dried up white/cream stuff in the nipply grooves. I assume it's colostrum. And they are massive!

FlemDance

Yup. Just call me Bologna Barb.

fatbarbie0226

While breastfeeding Shorty, I had a very bad crack that I gritted my teeth and nursed through. I really want to avoid that this time. It hurt! So I was talking to my mom and said I was worried about breastfeeding again and my mom said "Yeah I would start roughing those nipples up a little, rub them with a wash cloth or something a couple times a day to get them a little tough. Nothing can prepare them completely, but it might help." At first I was like



Then I started thinking there might be a little merit in what she was saying... it just does not sound pleasant! I mean, you don't run a marathon without some practice, right? What do you think? Think it would help?