Need someone to smack me out of it.

electricdoctor83 · July 2009

Okay, I've been new to this whole motherhood/breastfeeding thing for less than 36 hours and I ALREADY want to quit BF.

I have never been in more pain in my entire life. DS has an awesome suck but not so much latch. He likes to try to only suck on my nipple and not latch on to the entire thing which has caused major blistering and bruising. I want to cry every time I feed him, even when I can get him to latch properly.

I would rather give birth to this kid again rather than BF. Formula feeding is looking really tempting right now....smack me out of it, tell me it gets better.

PaisleyDuke · July 2009

It does! I had a really, really hard time with BFing too. And I was extremely hormonal for a couple weeks after giving birth, which I'm sure didn't help. I know it's hard, but stick with it! Give yourself small goals - one day at a time - and stick around here. The girls here giving encouragement to others really helped me.

alaskabride2be · July 2009

Don't give up, it will get better you just have to keep at it. Are you already home? If so or even if you are still in the hospital call an LC. They are wonderful and can help correct his latch. I have had to use a nipple shield from day 1 due to DS not being able to latch. Using it also helped me to not have sore nips. Once you get over this hard part it will be so rewarding to you and your DS. Good Luck!

na24 · July 2009

I remember posting the same thing a few weeks ago, saying that I'd rather have another c-section than have to bear the pain of breastfeeding. ?And I honestly felt that way. ?But it does get better. ?If you get the latch right and give your breasts time to heal, they will feel much better. ?You just kind of have to let the skin toughen up a little. ?I'm not hurting when nursing now. ?It just takes a couple of weeks. ?Hang in there. ?

katlizabeth · July 2009

I know exactly what you're going through. I said the EXACT same thing about how I would rather go through labor again than continue to bf. Although FF sounds easier now (and honestly, it probably would be right now) ffing gets so much easier, and there is a point when it crosses-ff becomes a lot more of a pain than bfing. It took me 6 weeks before it didn't hurt, but it got significantly better after 2.5 weeks. See a LC or watch a video online about latching-then have your SO help you with the latch every time you nurse. That really helped me. I was trying to hold a squirming baby, etc, I couldn't see his latch, I was so sleep deprived, I didn't remember how to have him latch, etc. Take some sort of pain reliever for the pain. Use lanolin. Keep it up-you know the benefits to bfing or you wouldn't be doing it-set a realistic goal and then evaluate! You CAN DO IT!!!!

mrs_bella · July 2009

It gets better! I felt the same way you did--I totally wanted to quit. I was bawling to DH every day for a while telling him that I was a terrible mother and that he better be ok with the fact that our baby was going to end up being formula-fed. It honestly takes a while to figure out the right latch; try to be patient even though it is hard (and easy for other people to tell you). Try Lansinoh (lanolin)--this helped a lot for me. Good luck and hang in there!!

jesh1111 · July 2009

it gets worse before it gets better. you need to get through engorgement which may be today or tomorrow. that was painful and lasted about 3-4 days, I wore a bella band like a bra for several days of it, folded to hold ice packs. but at 3 weeks things are pretty good, just a bit uneven right now.

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