Not even sure what to put as the title, but its to do with bf..

[Phteven]

There is a good chance that it will hurt while you're getting your attachment sorted and if you get a grazed nipple it is eye-watering, toe clenching agony.
When my milk came in my boobs were like a pair of rock hard, swollen grapefruits - ouch!

That thing where the midwife grabs your boob in one hand and the babies head with the other and attaches them - don't let them do it. It's fast and easy for them but it doesn't help you learn how to attach correctly yourself. Make them teach you with verbal directions and get your DH to watch so that he can help you out with the same directions at home if needed. Try to make sure you're confident with attachment before you go home.

Panadol is a pretty effective painkiller so if things get painful you can use it but it's only a temporary measure.

[briggsy's girl]

i want the "yeah that" dude back!

i won't say you won't feel pain - because you MAY - but you might not either! i went with the guided "do this do that" stuff they told me in hospital - attachment looked great but felt wrong - went home and went with baby led attachment for a couple of days - and the attachment was awesome and the pain was gone!

your nipples are very sensitive, and it's a very unusual sensation at first - but you tend to be staring at this amazing little creature and the mummy love makes it all worth it... well it did for me!

[Anila]

Thankyou for the replies, i know i need to do a bit more research, hence why im comming to real women and not google atm, im a bit scared to be honest.
My nipples are very sensative, and a big part of my sex life, and i just want to succeed at this, i feel like i dont want hubby to play with them any more, make him get used to the fact they will be outta bounds.

which brings me to my next question, when ur boobs are a big part of ur sex life, how does ur partner deal with the fact they cant touch, or do u still let them?

[~clover~]

I haven't read all the replies, so sorry if this has been said!

Ok, don't forget when you are UTD your breasts change & your nipples get more sensitive than they would normally be. This probably isn't helping you guys right now!

There are people who can breast feed from day one with no pain, no trouble at all.

Then there are the rest of us

For me & most of my friends (but not all!) those first few weeks your nipples do get tender. But its handleable (yeah, i know).
Cracked & grazed nipples are when you will really feel pain. Toe curling, tears in eyes, brace yourself pain. If this happens you can use breast sheilds while waiting for the cracks to heal. It'll only take around 2 days to completely heal & using sheilds for only that long at a time won't hurt.

If you have cracks, you usually need to work on attatchment. Your bubba should have the areola in the mouth. Not just the nipple. & quite alot of it.
They should have their tongue out & over their bottom lip, with the lip curled down. (I know you can read this everywhere)

It can take hard work. You've not attepmted it at all before?

For me. None of my kids would've been breast fed past a few weeks if I wasn't stubborn, persistant.
I was never offered any help with my girls. I asked with DD1, but was just told 'all looks fine' That was it.
I quit with her & DD2 at 6 & 4 weeks & it played on my mind for years.

When DS came along I fought. I broke down at 6 weeks after having him on formula for 3 days & my health nurse thought to ring a lactation consultant.
That was our turn around. 23 months later I weaned him after finding out I was pg with DD3.

This time around I had the LC already lined up. It took 10 weeks do get through the issues this time (mouth shape issue here, DD3 was a smaller baby, so it took longer), but with help & support from my CHN & LC I got through it.
For the first time a bottle wasn't suggested to me at all. Which told me they weren't gonna give up on me!

Now everything is great

I'd get in touch with a LC now. Get your boobs a little bit of sun (don't burn!) & when there is leakage, make sure your nipples are dry before you put them away. You can get cracks & thrush just from them sitting in moisture all the time.



have faith in yoursel & bring out your stubborn side

[Cass72]

Thankyou for the replies, i know i need to do a bit more research, hence why im comming to real women and not google atm, im a bit scared to be honest.
My nipples are very sensative, and a big part of my sex life, and i just want to succeed at this, i feel like i dont want hubby to play with them any more, make him get used to the fact they will be outta bounds.

which brings me to my next question, when ur boobs are a big part of ur sex life, how does ur partner deal with the fact they cant touch, or do u still let them?

Let him wear goggles......hehehehe! (sorry, poor attempt at humour!)