Help! 5 day old breastfed baby with water poo's

[Pholi]

I have nothing to add re the poo, but I know where you're coming from regarding the cracked nipples. Mine were just awful by the time I got home - no-one had looked in hospital, but they break down so quickly! (And why do they call them 'cracked'? Mine were just one big open ulcer on each side. Ulcerated nipples. Urghhh!) Normally they heal up quite quickly, too, but only if you're doing all the right things for them.

So get those nipples seen to by an LC asap. You must get your attachment checked, the sooner the better, and you may well benefit from laser treatment from a physio. Hydrogel pads were very helpful and soothing for me, too. Take deep breaths and breathe out slowly and fully as bub attaches (to help you cope with the pain, just like you might have done in labour.)

[Amy_jellybean]

Hi girls,

Thank you so much for your replies.

I managed to get in contact with the Child Health Nurse today and im feeling much better! I explained the situation and she has arranged for a lady to come and see me tomorrow morning to check Quinn over. She said they will weigh him and if he is still putting on weight then the water poo isnt really a problem and should settle, she said if he has lost weight then it could be an issue.

RE: Nipples. Bubs attachment is actually really good. I spoke with a wonderful lactation consultant and midwife at the hospital that showed me how to make sure he had correct attachment and what to watch out for. The reason they are so damaged already is because some idiot midwife at the hospital put the breast pump on and walked away for half an hour without showing us how to turn it off or down! By the time DH got someone to come and turn it off my nipples were already welted and bruised

The Child Health Nurse has given me the number of another lactation consultant in my suburb and im hoping to see her on Friday. She also said to completely rest my left breast for 48 hours and just express off of it to feed him and then feed off the right breast as normal. I expressed about an hour ago and got 100ml just off the left breast!

[onthefly]

oh **** at the breastpump! That literally sucks. I hope you can get it healed up quickly. Lots of air and keeping it dry will help. Sounds like your people are springing into action for you - that's great.