So i'm six weeks into another pregnancy and my nipples are soooo sore when i feed DS. It's a cross between feeling like he is biting/chewing on them and them being sliced with a razor. How long does this normally last? Is it a first trimester thing...or is it a whole pregnancy thing when feeding? Any advice would be great!
I've found that the pain comes and goes but early in the first try was when I first noticed it and what made me think maybe I'm pregnant. I still go through periods when it's painful. Just got to make sure attachment and positioning are good.
Call the ABA Helpline (1800 MUM 2 MUM) and they can give you more information, or have a look on their website. I know that they have a whole information booklet devoted specifically to information about feeding while pregnant (it's called "Breastfeeding through Pregnancy and Beyond").
As with everything during pregnancy, it varies from mother to mother, but usually the tenderness and pain should settle down after the first trimester.
ABA forum will be a good place to go for shared experiences.
Otherwise, I did it and the sensitivity went away after about 14 weeks and we could feed again, till there wasn't much coming out. DS would still give it a go and would look at me and say "all gone". His ship came in, though, two days after DD was born!
i am 40 weeks pregnant and have breastfeed my 20 month old dd through the pregnancy. some times have been more uncomfortable than others. it wasn't consistently painful through the pregnancy, came in cycles.
my supply decreased in first tri, and dd was quite frustrated for awhile but she then adjusted and was ok to take what she could get. at times, i have had to ask her to stop feeds cos it was just getting too much. i do a count down from 10 to 1, and then try to distract her.
a few times i thought that dd might stop feeding, but each time she has come back again.
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