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Quick breastfeeding question

sunnyd619sunnyd619 member
in Babies: 0 - 3 Months
i have a 5 day old who (I think) has already established a pretty good latch from what my lactation nurse told me in the hospital but when he initially latches its stings horribly. A few sucks and it usually subsides. But I was wondering if this was a) normal? And b) how long does it last?
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Re: Quick breastfeeding question

  • nmfranklin00nmfranklin00 member
    My stinging and pain last for 2.5 weeks and then magically it stopped. Here's a prescription nipple cream that my doctor gave me--- it is probably what kept me from giving up!
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  • grannahgrannah member
    I'm in the same position. I've been told today that it lasts for a couple of weeks and to use lansinoh lanolin or hand express a bit of milk and rub on the nipple to ease any pain/cracks.
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  • MyCousinVinnyMyCousinVinny member
    Yes, it's normal.  It will probably last about 2 weeks until your nipples toughen up a bit.  As PP's suggested, using a good nipple cream should help some or even put a drop of breast milk on each nipple.
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  • sunnyd619sunnyd619 member
    Thank guys! Yea I do both but at night it hurts so bad. Probably from feeding all day long. I just hope it goes away eventually and doesn't linger lol
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  • SashaDenn25SashaDenn25 member
    Try coconut oil. Safe for baby and help nipples!
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  • Lalala2326Lalala2326 member
    Yep mine lasted 2-3 weeks with my first (fortunately didn't have this issue with my second). I remember having to consciously stare at my hand to keep it was involuntarily closing and crushing my daughter's little head because every muscle in my body would involuntarily clench when it hit. The pain was that bad. It went away really fast though when it did. Like there one day and gone the next practically. To me it seemed less like nipples toughening up and more like the little holes in my nipples had to enlarge or something to let the milk through right. I have absolutely nothing to back up that theory, but that is what it felt like to me.
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  • Yiggle09Yiggle09 member
    Anyone else dealing with the nipple come out flattened or creased and having pain?
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  • NurseRiegerNurseRieger member
    I had the pain with the initial sucks until the milk got moving. Try giving your breast a little squeeze to express a little milk then let baby latch this way he doesn't have to suck as hard initially. It went away for me once the milk production really picked up. Lanolin is great too.
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  • carleym93carleym93 member
    @Yiggle09 If your nipple is looking flat after a feeding and hurts, that means LO is not latched correctly. My LC described it as baby biting down like how you would bite down on a straw while drinking. A LC can help you correct baby's latch.
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