Hi everyone!
Breastfeeding until now has gone really really well for us, besides a crisis of faith in my bodies abilities to sustain a person(im sure a few of u know what im talking about) everythings gone great guns.
But the past week or so my nipples have been red raw and so so tender to touch, so u can imagine what its like when DD2 attatches!
So can babies all of a sudden change how they attatch? i've been watching her and not putting it in her gob till its nice and wide but it doesnt seem to be helping!
I had a similar problem - bub had got strong enough that bad attachment really hurt, when it hadn't previously made a difference.
Are you sure that you have the bottom part of your nipple in her mouth too? The bit you can't see?
When she finishes feeding so you have a squashed nipple or is it still roundish?
DD is heavier than she used to be, so she may be bearing down on you more - make sure she is really well supported. And maybe try feeding lying on your side and with her lying on her side - that way she can't put too much weight on you.
There are also non-attachment related reasons for soreness - thrush for example. You may need to see your Doctor and get a swab taken.
Some MCHNs are also lactation consultants, or you may want to get an expert opinion from your local ABA meeting.
Thanks KMN
i wondered if it was because she was getting bigger and stronger. She's clamped down a few times and by golly did it hurt!!
I had a look at the bottom part of my nipple when she was feeding but it seemed fine.
Will try the lying down feed for a few days and see how we go with that.
Thanks for your suggestions
Given the age of your baby and the symptoms you describe I think your nipples must be a bit infected with something? I'd be heading along to the dr - a crme like kennacombe may help (a bit of a scattergun approach - but helpful when we don't actually know what's happening.) Has baby started solids yet? Sometimes mums nipples have a bit of a reaction to the solids in the saliva.
This will all pass quickly - but it is worrying and frustrating when it happens
i think it might be thrush!
she has white patches on the inside of her cheeks and a sprinkling on her lip.. its not on her tongue though?
is that a possibility?
I was going to suggest thrush as a possibility too especially with your recent type 1 D diagnosis hun......if you bsls were quite high at diagnosis it is very possible candida fungii have set up house.....you might want to look at a maintenance plan of a good acidopholus supplement as thrush can be an occupational hazard with type 1 especially in the early days while things are getting stabilised.
Change in attatchment?
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