Toughening up nipples???

[Loveinamist]

Hi
I have been having a few problems with breastfeeding. DS is now 5 weeks old and it was finally discovered he had a tongue tie. He had that snipped yesterday but we are still working on attaching properly. I am persevering with reattaching if it feels wrong or hurts but am pleased to say it is starting to get better....although there are days when I feel it will never happen!!

Anyway my nipples are still sore. I have days where they do not hurt as much but days where they really hurt. They are not cracked or blistering...in fact they are only just a bit pink in areas. I do get a bit of relief when DS is feeding as long as he is attached OK. However when not feeding they really feel tender and sore and I can't bear them being touched by anything. I had been using lanisoh but my health visitor (not a breastfeeding expert) said perhaps lanisoh was making my nipples too soft and I should try stopping it to 'toughen up' my nipples. Is this true? Will my nipples feel better if they have time away from creams to 'toughen up?'