does breastfeeding still hurt for anyone else after the 6 week mark?

genkidesu

i'm dying.
okay, also, exaggerating. but, it STILL. HURTS. 
LC says latch is okay, but it still pinches pretty bad when she first latches. i have sworn more than once that i thought things were getting better, but then nope! they get worse again! she still feeds every 2-3 hours. i have been determined to BF from day one, but my god this is really testing me! anyone else in the same boat as me? lets cry together.

genkidesu

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MetsGirl18

I was sore for 6-8 weeks with DS1.  I had some latching issues with DS1, but not with DS2.  I think DS2 has a strong suck though b/c there are still times when it hurts during the initial latch.  I'm not as sore as I was at the beginning, but I thought I wouldn't be in pain at all by this point.

Bucks County Newlywed 808

I've been using a Medela nipple shield since we were in the hospital and haven't had any problems since then.  The LC actually gave it to me when LO was having trouble getting to my nipple when my milk came in (so screw you, book I'm reading that says don't use them!!)  I'm still able to nurse w/o it when I don't feel like dealing with it, but it's helped with pain tremendously.  It's worth a shot if you haven't tried one yet....just make sure you get the right size!

Jessica & Ryan

It wouldn't hurt to check if he's tongue-tied.  That's what happened with my LO and after she got it clipped, it helped tremendously.  Still hurts during latch-on though. 

zyas

I'll be at the 6 week mark on Wednesday and it still hurts. The first 30 seconds when she latches on feels like knives slicing my nipples. It's awful. It's tender the first bit when I pump too, but after that it's fine. I dread those first few minutes of nursing...can't wait until it doesn't hurt anymore.

traveltheworld

My left breast always hurts when DS latches, it's an intense pain and I have to make myself count to 20 to distract myself.  Then after that, it becomes tolerable - but still somewhat painful.  I think it's because DS has a very strong suck, and he has a tendency to pull on my left breast (not sure why) so every time I think that breast is healing, he'd do a few pulls and "re-injures" it again.  

Pandril19

Still hurts at 5 weeks.  And recently she murdered my right nipple.  So today I'm going to just pump that side and bottle feed her.   Then go back to the shield for a while.

Really really want to get this right, but yowzers.

aylafsu88

I am right there with you!  For a couple of days things will be going great and I think "I finally got this BFing down!"  Then it will revert back again to being difficult because LO wont open wide enough or she wants to eat every hour for 20 mins and my nipples are beat!  I go to a weekly support group and have the LC check her latch, she always says it looks good from the outside!  I was talking to another mom at the support group this week and she said between 6 and 8 weeks it magically got better! It might be because LOs mouth gets bigger or you finally get used to it but she told me to hang on for a couple more weeks and things should turn around!

genkidesu

traveltheworld:

My left breast always hurts when DS latches, it's an intense pain and I have to make myself count to 20 to distract myself.  Then after that, it becomes tolerable - but still somewhat painful.  I think it's because DS has a very strong suck, and he has a tendency to pull on my left breast (not sure why) so every time I think that breast is healing, he'd do a few pulls and "re-injures" it again.  

this is me exactly! left is much worse! i hate how things get better and you think you're out of the woods, then you're not, and you feel like you're back to square one