If you've bf more than one child

heather_09_15_07

Did your nips get as painful with the second child as they did with the first when baby was a newborn? Or was it easier with the second because you knew what your were doing and could help the baby latch better?

DesignsOnYou

This is a really good question but I have no idea what the answer is.

war_eagle

I'm terrified of bfing another baby now that I know how hard it is (it was for me anyway).  

angiegail78

I have no personal experience but I just asked my sister. 

She said it actually  hurt longer with her son because he had a bad latch the first days in the hospital before the LC came in to help her correct it.  She ended up getting a cracked nipple on that side as well as mastitis/clogged duct.

Probably not a typical case, but that's her experience.

mrs_b_2007

I have nothing to add but I'd like to know if there is something you haven't told us Heather my dear? hmm?

Mrs White

I am curious about your reason for asking :P

greenclown

I just noticed your ticker changed.  Boo.  First the boobs, then the elephant baby ticker.  

Sugarpie3

heather_09_15_07:

Did your nips get as painful with the second child as they did with the first when baby was a newborn? Or was it easier with the second because you knew what your were doing and could help the baby latch better?

I would have to say DD#2 was easier to BF than DD#1. Though I didn't have major problems with DD#1 (cracked nipples, bleeding, etc)  there was a lot of frustration because the process was so foreign to me. Once DD#2 came around, it was easier mainly because I was more confident and didn't want to give up every time she didn't latch on correctly.

heather_09_15_07

OMG no! Ha. Nothing to tell/share whatsoever.

It's just something I've been wondering.

Thanks for the input.

izzybella

For me, I knew what I was doing so it was easier with #2. I lasted 8 days with DD, and 5w with DS.

stos

#2 was SO much easier.

#1 had latching problems, my nipples were sore, and I was so engorged because he couldn't figure it all out. #2 knew just what to do, my nipples only hurt a little bit, and I was not painfully engorged.