She went on to explain that she had read different blogs and forums about how hard it was to get a good latch, women
with bleeding nipples, and babies not gaining weight.
Not exact matches
Toni - attempts at manually stopping the
bleeding with uterine massage and
nipple stimulation were not successful and within minutes I was blacking out.
By that time, I was struggling
with thrush (due to antibiotics during labor), engorgement, and raw
bleeding nipples.
Our practice has minimal issues
with sore
nipples, and I am not confident we've seen more than a handful of cracked or
bleeding nipples.
We had difficulty nursing, I had blanched, cracked and
bleeding nipples, lots of pain
with let down, and developed mastitis.
I struggled
with a poor latch as well and had cracked,
bleeding nipples for weeks until we sorted it out.
I was crying every time he latched,
with bleeding and cracked
nipples.
Alex is breastfed, we had a few issues to begin
with (
bleeding nipples being the worst!)
To be fair, not sure it would have made that much difference, since it's not like my newborn baby could read them
with me and learn how to properly latch and help make sure infections and
bleeding nipples were a thing and make me tea so I could keep my supply up, but still; just knowing how much of a struggle breastfeeding can be, and how normal it is to have complications and and to feel like giving up, would have definitely helped.
My daughter is 6 weeks old and the first 3 weeks were spent
with bleeding, CRACKED
nipples.
I My
nipples are still sore but they are tougher than the the
bleeding / scabby mess they were
with my first.
With my second, it was tough - it took us 6 weeks to finally get it - sore
nipples and even
bleeding.
And there I was, a total failure
with bruised and
bleeding nipples who couldn't even nourish my own child.
My little girl took a LONG time to get what she needed (30 - 45 minutes) and I was all worried that I was doing it wrong... but it took a while for her (and me) to get used to it and she and I were a pro by the 4th week (the first two weeks were horrible... cracked
nipples,
bleeding)... I'm hoping this time around (due
with my second girl in a few weeks) will be better.
I set it each time to pump at the pace and strength I need depending on whether I am engorged or not or dealing
with an incredibly painful
bleeding nipple as I was 2 weeks ago.
Mothers expressing discomfort
with breastfeeding or who are exhibiting irritated, cracked or
bleeding nipples especially require this assessment.
I am strong because the days after his birth I struggled
with extreme cracked
nipples and
bleeding making it difficult to breastfeed.
Napping after breastfeeding all night,
with painful
bleeding nipples?
However,
bleeding or cracked
nipples on the breast of a woman
with Hepatitis C puts a breastfeeding infant at higher risk for getting the virus.
Pain while breastfeeding is usually down to sore, tender
nipples, especially once your milk «comes in» around two to four days after giving birth.2 Your baby will be feeding every couple of hours, which means the problem can worsen quickly,
with some mums finding their
nipples crack,
bleed or become blistered.
For you: Old comfy knickers or disposable pants Pack of maternity sanitary pads
Nipple cream Disposable breast pads Nursing Bras Nursing Vest Dark leggings or yoga pants (worn
with a nursing vest will give you the best defence against post natal
bleeding, dare we say it) Breastfeeding PJ Set.
If
nipples become very cracked or even
bleed a little you can further protect them
with breast shells until they are healed.
I struggled to latch her and I struggled
with cracked,
bleeding nipples and then I got some bad advice too that I should top up her feeds
with formula if I didn't have enough milk.
With my daughter my
nipples were cracked and
bleeding — I nearly quit in the first few weeks but so glad I persevered.
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).
I had cracked and
bleeding nipples with my first baby and it was so terribly sore I nearly stopped breastfeeding!
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.
Breastfeeding
with a cracked
nipple is often painful and cracked
nipples may
bleed during breastfeeds.
Well after 3 weeks I devloped really tender breasta and
nipples and 7 days later started to
bleed with all the syptoms of a period.
Person A is at the
nipple, which has a hose attached and the other end is submerged in a jar
with some brake fluid in it, opens and closes the
bleed valve.
It can range from a two person job,
with on one the pedal and the other at the
bleed nipple, to a one man job where the new fluid is forced through the system under external pressure.