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EAT => Breast Feeding => Topic started by: amayzie on March 28, 2012, 13:14:12 pm
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What is that about?!? I'm just finding that i'm getting some reasonably significant nipple pain on feeding. The nipple looks fine and normal, and i don't think he's biting when i'm getting the pain. It was more in the left the other day- but now more in the right.. could it be thrush? It all looks normal? :-\
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I get this when Z is teething, his latch goes to pot and it causes a bit of pain...???
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Is your LO teething? I also found that DS's latch went awry when he was teething. Is it ONLY when you BF or in between?
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Was also going to say thrush or teething. They often try to compensate for it being uncomfortable for them by having a wonky latch (says she with the 15mo with only 1 tooth, although the 5yo has all his) ;)
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well that's interesting- he's not teething, but he does have tonsillitis- and possibly the last time it as painful he was teething (you know- they always seem to be teething!!). It's not too bad- i can ride it out, especially as it may be a temporary thing... The pain is only when i BF i think..
yay for the ne tooth!! (now amanda- your 5 yo isn't still breastfeding is he? That;s certainly a feat if he is!)
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LOL! No, the 5yo gave up on his 1st birthday
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ha ha- well look, you never know- people can take extended breastfeeding very seriously!!
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It is certainly true. I do know (I say know, she's someone that my friend knows that I've seen in passing a couple of times) who's still tandem nursing her (I think) 6yo and 3yo. They were on a UK TV program about extended feeding.
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OH!! I saw that program!! Is she the younger one on the program with the long hair? Or just someone in the sho not as featured? THat was a pretty amazing program...
Each to their own i guess- my plan is to BF till 2, and lots of people think that's crazy- so if you still want to do that at 6 then all power to you...
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No, she was featured. She's got long dark, curly hair. Two boys. We may be talking about different shows!! This one was within the last 2 years
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Oh! I don't think i've seen it inthe last 2 years.. i;ve seen a previous one... I'll have to look it up though!
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Have asked my friend and she thinks it was called something like "Extreme Breastfeeding".
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Yeah- that's the one i saw- there might have been a part 2- or i could have missed her... Actually- did some looking- i think i saw a show called 'extraordinary breastfeeding'... With a woman feeding an 8 year old...
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That's the one I found on google, but I couldn't see her :-\
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hmm.. i'll have a look around... what a claim to fame!
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What about hormones? Have you had AF PP yet? When I started OV'ing again (when S was 3.5 months) I started having nipple sensitivity/discomfort for 3 or so days surrounding OV. It happens every month now. ::) That first month I thought I was p/g because I've only ever had that with p/g and never with ov'ing. Well, sure enough, a little less than 2 weeks later I got AF.
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Be wary of a blocked duct too Hun, always painful on the nip!
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no- wouldn't be AF- i've had that back for ages, and am not up to ovulating... not a bad thought..
Would i be able to see anything with a blocked duct?
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You'd be able to feel it, it would be a lumpy spot that doesn't soften. James gives me a tiny nipple blister on one side when he's teething. Warm compresses help.
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Oh yeah, milk bleb - do you have anything visible on your nipple where it's sore? If there's a little blister, it could be a bleb, but that could also be down to a wonky latch too.
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Bleb? What's a 'bleb'? You are the master of words i've never heard of amanda! I thought it was a typo again!! It's the wee hours here, so possibly i;d know if i was more awake... Is a bleb a blocked milk duct? That would certainly be 'pants'!! (see what i did there!! ;D )
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LOL! It's also called a milk blister. Further info here - http://kellymom.com/bf/concerns/mother/nipplebleb/
Also a great page about what can cause sore nipples after months of pain-free nursing - http://kellymom.com/ages/older-infant/sorenipples-older/ :)
And yes, a milk bleb can be pants. They can be really sore.
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Ah yes, I find my bleb to be pants as well....
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;D ;)
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I can't see anything... :-\ but it still hurts! I figure the major issues (like blocked ducts/mastitis etc) can be solved by just keeping on feeding- and i can handle it if it;s just irritation (hurts, but won't get heaps worse). So i'll just keep feeding and hope it goes away! After his throat is fixed it will either hopefully go away- or i can fiddle around with the latch/positioning. Great links too amanda- i haven't looked at her site for ages!
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Yep I think whatever it is your best bet is to keep on feeding through it, and take a paracetomol if you need to. Hope it gets better ASAP x
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Yeah- luckily it's just that one side and only while i'm feeding...
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It's great, isn't it? She's just redone it, by the look of it.
Hope the nipple is better soon
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I thought that too! I love a new fresh website!
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I have now noticed a small 'tear' or little sore on the side of my nipple- so i think it's poor latch.. he seems to be sort of pulling away when he nurses, and when i push him closer it doesn't hurt as much- but he just fights and pulls away! Any tips?
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Is he pushing with his hands? I find I have to give James something to fiddle with while he nurses or hold his top hand or he pushes away while he's nursing which hurts. Warm compresses, lanolin, etc on the tear as well. I've got something similar at the moment too, if I figure it out I'll let you know (aggravated by the fact that he didn't nurse for almost a full 24 hours when he was sick and I didn't have my pump)!
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yup- pushing with his hands!! It does make it a little better when i hold his hand.. And of course the lanolin creams were all ditched months ago!! I might have to buy some more!
I think it's also not a coincidence that he has started night feeding too- this 24 hour feeding is not what i'm used to! I might try an alternative hold... although my visions of a 'football' hold will probably be ridiculous in reality with a squimy 10 month old!!
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Urgh, DD pushed with her hands for AGES! Is he doing it when there's a slower flow? If so, you could try some breast compressions.
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When I get nipple pain these days it is always linked to ds drooling much more - I figure that it is teething, although he starts drooling about a month before there is anything to see! However, the reason it hurts me is that his drool is much more acidic when he is drooling a lot more - I can see that it is irritating his face as well, as he gets a rash round his mouth. Is hamish drooling more than usual? If it is irritation, then that might well cause a small tear - I second the lanolin.
And all of mine have done the pushing away thing - it hurts a lot! The girls added twisting their heads into the mix as well, just to make sure that I really felt it!
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Yup, DD did that too....probably from around a couple of weeks old through to around 11/12 months....not so much now, though
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He was drooling HEAPS with the tonsillitis- as in NOT SWALLOWING- and it may have all started then and now the damage is done, plus the pushing, plus any looking about ::) Last night at our second night feed ( ::) 3 days left of that rubbish i tell you now!) i tried the 'football hold'- MUCH better- as his top palate isn't against the sore part... so i can so that for a while till it gets better (not in public.. too embarrassing...)
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At least you have a plan. Hopefully you'll heal up nice and quickly anyway
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The football hold was the magic solution! It turned out not to be that tricky to do and i have NO PAIN at all with it!! So after a few more days i reckon i can go back to normal nursing no problem! Thanks ladies!
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Woohoo, result!
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Go the football hold lol
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Yay that's great!
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Glad to hear you found something that works for you.
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So glad you found a position that is more comfortable! I have never done anything but the cradle hold with all three of mine-Did your ds notice the difference? I can just see Samuel being like, "Wha?? Where am I??" If I did that. Lol! ;D
The girls added twisting their heads into the mix as well, just to make sure that I really felt it!
Ouch!!! :( But I have to say, I lol'ed when I read the way you said it!! :D
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No- my guy is pretty much a milk feind... so just as long as his mouth could still reach the nipple he was fine!! It seemed pretty blooming ridiculous though! Baby in your arm pit and all!
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Hehe
Well that's good! ;D
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If D nurses during the day, she often now sits up to do it so she can look around (and watch TV if it's on LOL) I think sometimes they get more adaptable about being in a different position as they get that much older.
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I think sometimes they get more adaptable about being in a different position as they get that much older.
Yeah- i often think about how you had to hold them just so- and move their head just so... weird now- hamish has been known to go on, then move the whole thing around and reattach so it;s more to his liking!!