Not exact matches
You can never take a break from pumping, even
when your
nipples are cracked and
bleeding or you have the flu.
I got mastitis, thrush (twice), had
bleeding nipples, and eventually nursing didn't seem worth it
when my baby was getting more formula than breast milk.
I've seen women told «He'll latch
when he's hungry enough», I saw an 18 year old sobbing in agony for 48 hours,
nipples cracked and
bleeding from baby's odd latch, being told she was a «Silly little girl», and «a lazy mother» because she wanted to rest her breasts by using formula for one night.
I was very commited to nursing for the entire year but
when your
nipples are
bleeding and you are crying from the pain, it is hard to see the silver lining.
I used lanolin ointment on my
nipples faithfully morning and night and never experienced any cracking or
bleeding when I started nursing.
When the
nipples are cracked and
bleeding the child will take in some of that blood as he / she breastfeeds.
When black blood appears in a baby's diaper — usually in little flecks that look like black poppy or sesame seeds — it's often because the baby is breastfed and swallowing blood from Mom's cracked and
bleeding nipples.
Nipples can get so dry and cracked that they
bleed when baby tries to nurse.
Their are so many nerve endings in our
nipples, that
when they become red, cracked, or heaven forbid begin
bleeding, it can result in literal toe curling pain.
When there are issues such as poor weight gain for baby or
bleeding nipples the first thing to consider is a poor latch.
The engorgement, the cracked and
bleeding nipples, the pain (I know, I'm repeating myself here), not to mention the times that you feel that you're so tied down especially
when there's a growth spurt,
when the baby doesn't seem to want to unlatch at all!
When he was about 2 weeks old my poor
nipples were cracked and
bleeding and I have a fairly high tolerance for pain but every time he would latch on, I would just burst into tears.
This article should also mention that sometimes
when the baby is tongue - tied, it makes it very difficult for them to latch on properly cause sore
nipples and even
bleeding.
Although having to go through IVF and gestational diabetes and 2 c - sections and Joey's NICU / nursery stays and both kids self weaning were all huge emotional and physical traumas for me (and my husband), now that they're in the past and I'm a mommy to two amazing toddlers, I can see that it all worked out how it was supposed to.And my advice to all new mothers who hope / plan to nurse take a breastfeeding class
when pregnant, have a breastpump in the house before the baby is born, buy nursing bras that have front panels that you can open easily (and bring some to the hospital with you
when you go to give birth), don't be afraid to pump and let someone else give the baby a bottle of your milk
when you need to sleep, hold off on introducing baby food until much closer to 1 year old than 6 ohtnms, and be prepared for it to be hard and possibly painful at first (think cracked,
bleeding nipples and breasts that are so full of milk you think they will explode so also have lanolin and / or
nipple cream in the house, and nurse or pump well before you let yourself become engorged and in pain).
When I was struggling with breastfeeding my son and went into a store like Wal Mart or Babies R Us looking for something, anything, to soothe my cracked and
bleeding nipples and my throbbing breasts, you'd better believe that those formula coupons were calling my name.
When a mother has a
bleeding nipple, breastfeeding can be traumatic.
When finished, snug the
bleed nipple down, replace the dust cap (if present), top up the master cylinder, and replace the master cylinder cover.