I had really bad cracked and damaged nipples and mastitis a couple of weeks ago but that has all healed and things have been good since then.
However, I am experiencing a dull ache in my nipples and breasts in between feeds and still get that toe curling pain when bubby latches on. My nipples seem a bit shiny too.
Could this be thrush and do I have to go to the Dr or can I treat it myself?
Sorry to hear your experiencing these things i wish i could help you out but i am new to the whole breastfeeding thing myself (as you know). I am also getting that toe curling pain when bubby latches onto my left breast, it doesnt last the whole feed but i will be interested to hear what some more experienced breastfeeders have to say.
Oh i had thrush under my breast throughout most of my pregnancy but i didn't know that it was thrush until i was actually in the delivery suite and asked the midwives, they told me to use canasten(sp?) and it has worked a treat.
but i had the exact same as you are saying but i began putting a little milk on my nipples after a feed and letting them air dry before covering up and it stopped hurting they are normal again so i dont know lol
Saw your other post - you are having a rough trot!
Personally, I found my nipples to be extremely tender for the first 6-7 weeks with Natalie and 4-5 weeks with Phoebe. There was no thrush, but as baby and myself got used to the whole breastfeeding gig I found my nipples took a little bit of a battering.
Glad to hear the daktarin is working well for you - that's positive. But I personally think a bit of tenderness in the first few weeks is pretty normal...
Sue, it sounds like you are having a really rough time Nipple damage and antibiotics both increase the risk of thrush, so it is quite possible you could have this. Managing thrush when you are a new mum and run down usually takes more than just the nipple cream, although Daktarin is a good start. I posted the other day in another thread about how to manage thrush. I will try and find the thread to link for you.
Manta Ray, thanks so much for that, I actually saw your post the other day and was looking for it again yesterday but couldn't find it!
I've made an appointment to see my GP this afternoon, I am sick of self diagnosing stuff. I saw a lactation consultant last week who says that our latching on is perfect but my nipples just don't seem to be healing like they should. I want this fixed! Breast feeding should not be this hard!
no, it shouldn't be, huh? That's what I thought with DD after having continuously BF for 3.5 years when I got my first thrush bout!
In fact, I have another bout now that I am treating with Daktarin gel - the gel doesn't have to be wiped off before feeds, the cream does. There's also the oral drops (1ml per dose) for bub's mouth.
Shiny means thrush...just before they start peeling and them if you leave it, they begin to crack
It will clear up soon and wonder what it was all about
Went to my Gp today and she says that she can't believe that I have been feeding through the holes that are in my nipples (still haven't healed). She says that she's seen women give up breast feeding completely with less damage than what I have.
EEKK. She wants me to just express my BM until they have healed and has given me an antifungal/antibiotic cream to treat them with. I feel a bit weird about doing this as I really don't want my supply to go down. Thankfully the left nipple isn't as bad as the right one and I might just feed from the left, get the right healed and see how we go.
She also made it clear that I am not a failure if I have to give up BF. I made it clear to her that I would NOT be giving up BF and that I will get these nipples healed if it's the last thing I do.
Im glad you have been to the Dr and got some cream to help treat your poor battered nipples. I so agree about breast feeding shouldn't be this hard but it's ceratinly not easy in the first few weeks is it. Good on you for persisting with it, your doing a wonderful job and little Evie is thriving too.
Goodluck darl, i hope your nipples are all healed real soon.
Yep, sometimes our babies need us to just be bloody-minded about our determination to keep them on breastmilk! When you just know you have to and that these situations CAN be overcome, you just power through them until they're resolved.
You remind me of me
Even if you express for the next 24 hours you'll find your nipples feel a lot better in that period and your 'better' nipple will probably handle a couple of feeds by tomorrow night. Your supply will not evaporate. It may actually cause some engorgement, so make sure you get into the shower to massage your ducts with hot water to get the supply moving and the message to your glands that you still need that milk to be produced.
I think most of us know people who give up on BFing with far less reason...usually because there wasn't a sheer bloody-mindedness to begin with.
Hey, I survived nipple damage with Tongue Tie with DS, and undiagnosed thrush with DD for about 2 weeks adn she's now 6 months old and still feeding (he he, so is DS...just)!
Eyes on the ball, chicky, eyes on the ball
Could this be thrush?
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Nipple damage and antibiotics both increase the risk of thrush, so it is quite possible you could have this. Managing thrush when you are a new mum and run down usually takes more than just the nipple cream, although Daktarin is a good start. I posted the other day in another thread about how to manage thrush. I will try and find the thread to link for you.
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