Hi all, I'm an infrequent poster , just had my baby on Monday. I am breastfeeding her and was shown how to latch but didn't ask enough questions in the beginning and ended up with cracked and very sore nipples from improper latch. I went to an LC yesterday and despite the state of my nipples, baby is already gaining weight and taking in more than enough milk. She doesn't have any issues that would give her an improper latch except she won't stop moving her head and tongue when I try to position her. My LC was extremely helpful and I feel like we are able to get a proper latch now but I'm still experiencing a lot of pain and I can't tell if the latch actually isn't working right or it's because of the state of my nipples. I was wondering if anyone has experience with attempting to bf with cracked nipples and if you felt pain. My LC said I shouldn't be feeling pain but because my nipples are so tender I'm wondering if that could be the reason. I'm second guessing every time I latch her and it's causing me a lot of stress and tears. Thanks for any input or suggestions .
Re: Breastfeeding
If the latch isn't good it's important to break it and relatch until baby is on correctly. If you are sure the latch is good you may just need to let time go by for it to get better. GL!
BFP #3 on 7/23/16 EDD 3/30/16