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BF - my nips really hurt. a lot.

heatherliciousheatherlicious
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I've tried the lanisoh cream. Her latch seems to be right-on. Yet I have such sore nipples that I dread most feedings. It's only been a week... any advice that really works?

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Re: BF - my nips really hurt. a lot.

  • CFOCFO
    Hydrogel pads.  They sell them at BRU.  Designed for burn patients, adapted for nursing mothers.
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  • vicky_dvicky_d
    It will be like that for a while - there were times when I was near tears while breast feeding. It does get better though if you stick it out. I found expressing some breast milk and letting it dry on your nipples after feeding helped - also let your breasts air dry, that helped me too.
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  • ladeebriladeebri

    Just hang in there.  It gets better.  And then, it will likely get bad again.  BFing (at least for me) is a rollercoaster of struggles, but so worth it.

    It took 2 weeks for my DS and I to get a good latch and for my nips to toughen up. 

     Then at 2 months DS reverted back to a bad latch because of his pacifiers (I reccomend soothie pacifiers by the way, it keeps DC from learning to 'chomp' while sucking).

    Now at nearly 3 months I'm getting over a bout of mastitis and DS and I got thrush from the antibiotics! 

    For now get some Medela or Ameda hydrogel pads.  They carry the Medela ones at Target.  They were a saving grace for me in the beginning.  Put them in the fridge and they're even better.

    Hope that helps.  Dont give up.

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  • iris427iris427 member

    This is normal.  I still have sore nipples, though they are much better.  From about 5 days to 2 weeks, I dreaded feeding her and cried a lot.  I even resented my baby a little for putting me through all that pain.

    Take it one feeding at a time.  It will get better. 

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  • heatherliciousheatherlicious

    thanks for the advice.

    I do have the hydrogel soothies (from Target) too, and they do help, but at $7 for three applications, they just aren't a good ongoing solution. I save them for when it gets really bad, but I'd like to do something more frequently to get back to enjoying BF time. I really loved it the first few days, then it got painful and by the end of each day I'm gritting my teeth, counting the minutes... *sigh*

    The nest is not what it used to be!
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  • kn55kn55
    get apno (all purpose nipple ointment.) I used it with both babies and it healed everything in a few days!!
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  • TheGypsTheGyps
    nothing really significantly helped for me. Just keep doing what you're doing - lenolin (can get lenolin mist from target...easier/less painful to apply), wash nips w/ cold water after feedings. I feel your pain. For me breastfeeding became totally painless by 2.5 months. Just hang in there & try to tough it out. You'll be really proud of yourself if you can make it through this first month or two and keep going.
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