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feeding still painful after 3 months?
hi ladies
my lo is 13 weeks old now, and i have bf from birth (also expressed and now he has 2 formula feeds per day) iv had nipple pain since he was a bout as week old, its just at the beginning of the feed and last about a minute but is extremely painful! my hv said the pain should have stopped after about 6 weeks, and my gp said some women have pain up until 12 weeks but very rarly does it continue past then, she had a look and said they seem ok...its a sharp pain and has caused me to cry many time. has anyone had this pain that lasts this long? and does it ever go away? thanks
ashy x
my lo is 13 weeks old now, and i have bf from birth (also expressed and now he has 2 formula feeds per day) iv had nipple pain since he was a bout as week old, its just at the beginning of the feed and last about a minute but is extremely painful! my hv said the pain should have stopped after about 6 weeks, and my gp said some women have pain up until 12 weeks but very rarly does it continue past then, she had a look and said they seem ok...its a sharp pain and has caused me to cry many time. has anyone had this pain that lasts this long? and does it ever go away? thanks
ashy x
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hayls, i have been using lansinoh after every feed since the beginning and i also used shields for a while but my hv thought i should stop because it would affect my milk supply if used long term. the pain is when lo latches on and lasts for about a minute...
hmmm i just dont know why it still hurts!
ashy x
Please just check your latch,it does change as the baby grows,you may have to just alter your hold to one side abit more,make sure that your lo's nose is directly pointing at your nipple and also that his mouth is very wide like a yawn wen latching on.
I always got pain for the first few sucks maybe 30seconds but it stopped once my breastfeeding advisor gave me those tips.
dont use sheilds hun it will affect you negativly and i would faze out the formula once you get your positioning right unless you pump to make up for the 2 lost feeds your boobs will make less as they dont realise they are being substiuted those feeds.
i really hope thoses things help, i really would reccommend a breastfeeding councillor if there is one local to you x