Open bite on nipple leads to low milk supply!
Argghhhh!! I have been going through suuuuccchhhh a difficult time over the last week... the worst experience I have dealt with throughout my time breastfeeding my 10.5 month old baby :( It started when during both of our sleep bub bit my nipple and it is underneath on my left side right in the crease of my nipple! This has been an open wound and on the bout of infection many times, and every time I feed my baby it re-opens! So I'm really at a loss of how to heal this nipple and have dropped my feeds over the last week and the last 2 days now I can only feed twice in 24 hours with NO engorgment whatsoever :( (and he used to feed every 1.5 hours, oh o)
So my question is, how on earth do I heal this nipple and not lose all my milk supply at the same time!? Hand expressing just doesn't happen for me (I've battled with it very much over the so please don't give that as the only option) and I already thought about pumping. So do I keep feeding as it is getting much better and almost heals but then when I feed it opens again. Good news is that it has stopped KILLING me over the last 24 hours so I'm on the road to recovery after an emotionally destructive time!
Look forward to hearing your experiences & thoughts - I hope someone that has been through this can shed some light for me!!!
Thanks in advance :)