Hi everyone,
Thanks for your support and votes of confidence. I just thought I would give another update. Nipples are still cracked and very sore so I went to see a LC. She thinks that I have also got thrush so I am back to putting daktarin gel on my nipples as well as the acilophilis powder and oral probiotics. My doc suggested that I go back on the diflucan but I want to give the gel a proper go as my system has been so pumped with meds. The LC also said that while Olive's attachment is good she has a high arch in her palette which she thinks is causing my nipple to get pinched so I have to try other positions to get as much nipple in as possible as this could be contributing to the pain. Does anyone know if I should continue Olive on the nilstat while I use the daktarin as she has nearly finished the 10 days? Also if anyone has used daktarin, how often did you put it on?
Thanks everyone
The LC I saw last week rang yesterday and referred me to another one closer to me who works as a middie at the local hospital and has just finished her training. I went up and saw her this morning and she was really helpful. She thinks that now I have treated for the physical stuff like thrush etc we need to work on the mechanical side of things as Olive is pinching the nipples during feeds. She has given me some nipple sheilds to try in an attempt to help retrain Olive's mouth to open wider and also gave me a referral to see a peadiatric speech patholigist/physio as Olive doesn't appear to flange her lips out while feeding, clicks her tongue alot, has a very high palette and has had a permanent sucking blister on her top lip pretty much since birth. I didn't know about any of that stuff.
Yah, feeling positive again. I wish I had of seen this LC from the beginning but I can't think like that - bring on painfree BF!!!
p.s got lazy and cut/pasted this from 'inspiration' thread
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