bleeding nipple from pumping...what can i do?

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thanks-not looking forward to pumping soon....xxx

[amayzie]

Hugs hon!! Can you hand express for a couple of days? This can be easier on the boob?

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i've never hand expressed???
i managed to pump-barely got an oz&half....i was soooo afraid of making it worse so i barely had any suction at all!!!been lathering on the cream all day!xxx

[Fiver]

There are some great diagrams and instructions here - http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/tips-and-solutions/130/how-to-manually-express-breastmilk---the-marmet-technique - for hand expressing.

Someone else recommended this video - http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/HandExpression.html - which requires you to register as it contains "explicit content" (i.e. someone's boob, obviously!), but also be aware that it contains images of babies in NICU which some people can find disturbing.

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thanks....will have a look...xxx

[Erin M]

And more directions here!
http://babywhispererforums.com/index.php?topic=70304.0

[Aishi]

Just sending hugs x x

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thanks girls....gonna try that today....xxx