Mrs. Bee on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
i would say around 3 months. before then i pumped a lot. hang in there! i never would have dreamed we would have lasted 26 months. it is much easier than pumping, and it really takes a long time for...
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I too had a "shocking" amount of damage, as per the LC I saw. I finally got referred to a breast-feeding physician, who diagnosed me with stage four ulcers on both my nipples. It was awful! I'm so...
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A loooong time, unfortunately. You and I have had very similar struggles. It finally became easier when DS was 3.5 months. I too couldn't see the light of the end of the tunnel for a long time, but we...
View ArticlePumuckl on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
At the time it felt like forever and ever but at 8-10 weeks things started to go uphill. My LO mouth grew and the latch got better and finally my very, very sore nipples started to heal. What really...
View Articleirene on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
So sorry you are going through this....It was very hard for me too in the beginning but it was a very different set of problems for me back then. I don't have enough supply, it hurted me tremendously...
View Articleheartonastring on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly...
Oh, mama....hugs. You are doing such a good job, I promise.For me it was 9 weeks before I stopped crying and considering quitting every. single. day. If it had not been for the fact that my LC is like...
View ArticleMae on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
@hilsy85: I have slow flow nipples but not those, maybe I'll look into that. @Kemma: glad to hear that a few weeks after tt clipping things got better. We are 10 days out from hers, so hopefully we'll...
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@Mae: The nipple shield was a lifesaver for me! I used it for a couple weeks and then weaned DD off of it. I hope that you get some relief and that you find an encouraging new LC!
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I just wanted to tell you that I did not have an exceedingly difficult breastfeeding journey, other than a 6 week bout of thrush, and it STILL took until about 10+ weeks to get into a groove. There...
View ArticleBabyBoecksMom on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly...
@Mae: glad to hear the nipple shield worked. I had to use one for 3 months w/ my first baby because of all the pain and latch issues. We eventually weaned off and it was fine from then on. Ans your...
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@RubyCali: @BabyBoecksMom: gah so it worked the first time I tried it and then it didn't work the second. She latched onto the first side and seemed to be nursing somewhat but wasn't swallowing a ton...
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Sorry about the breastfeeding issues but glad you found a solution. For me, the struggle ended when I finally gave it up a supplemented. Good luck, I hope you can get a better experience now :)
View ArticleKemma on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
@Mae: have you tried switch nursing when LO won't latch? You basically just keep changing sides until she latches on, you could also try giving her your finger to suck on just to remind her that...
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@Kemma: I haven't. I honestly feel sort of horrible when she does this because she gets SO upset. Like that eyes closed, mouth open as wide as it will go, face red, WAIILING. She acts as though putting...
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@Mae: how are you and LO getting on? Any change or improvement?
View ArticleMae on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
@Kemma: thanks for checking in! So for no apparent reason, things just got better! Tuesday morning I said f it and tried bf her again with no shield and she latched on like she had never had a problem!...
View ArticlePumuckl on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
@Mae: Wow, what an amazing update! :heart: Glad things are starting to look better! Keeping my fingers crossed that your nipples will catch up to the additional nursing. It always took mine a while to...
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The choice is totally yours, and I do hope that you have the support you need. It's smart to look for another LC if you feel that your current one is just giving up on you. But I wanted to let you know...
View ArticleRevel on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
@Mae: So glad to see your update. Regarding the pain, I had a lot of damage from a bad latch in the early days and it really was until about 10 weeks that I was pretty much healed. The fact that things...
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@Mae: yay! I'm soo happy to see this update! I agree with Revel!
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2-3 months. I had some supply and pain issues but at about 3 months everything worked itself out. Still going strong at almost 13 months
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@Mae: so glad to hear this! hope it continues to improve!
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@Mae: great update!I know this is going to sound crazy but I have 2 friends who SWORE by these silver nipple cups (I know, sounds crazy) that supposedly really speed up the healing process for the...
View Articletysonja on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
I didn't get to read all the responses, but just wanted to chime in with 'you're not alone!!' those first few months are really difficult in many ways. for me, things got better around 3 months in for...
View Articlepastemoo on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
9 weeks was my breaking point. latch stillmade me wince but it got easier (slowly) after 9 weeks.Good luck. You can do this!
View Articleleelee on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
No advice but super glad things have gotten better!
View ArticleCamillagiulia on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly...
I have to agree about the silver nipple cups!! They changed my breastfeeding experience with #2 after a disaster with #1.no soreness no cracks and especially no mastitis! And for sure a lot of patience!
View ArticleMae on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
@Anagram: @Camillagiulia: I can see why th cups would work but I'm curious how serious they are about not using creams with them. I am currently using an rx antibiotic cream prescribed to help prevent...
View ArticleCamillagiulia on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly...
@Mae: hi! I had 2 mastitis with my first for both i had to take oral antibiotics for a week and then i gave up and pumped only for 6 months. With my second i used silverette as a preventive measure...
View Articlecathyice on "At what point was breastfeeding no longer a daily/hourly struggle?"
I used Silverette silver cups as well. I used them as soon as I delivered my son (too scared of infections and cuts!!) and my breastfeeding experience was positive, I never experienced any soreness or...
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