Learning to nurse - hows it going?
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Learning to nurse - hows it going?
| Mon, 07-25-2011 - 9:29am |
I've posted on the lactation board for my actual question, but I thought it might be good to have a post here for those of us who are nursing and whose babies are just learning to do so.
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Though I am a fourth time nurser, I have had more trouble than average with my little beach bum.
I am
Surprisingly my first time and its going really well (Jenna is 3 wks today!) and haven't used a bottle yet (will introduce one this wkd i think just to be able to here and there use a bottle). I plan on feeding on the breast most days (just a bottle when i go somewhere alone which i haven't done yet). I don't plan on supplementing with formula the whole first year (albeit everything continues this well and baby is thriving). I love it!! I
River i was also very engorged the first 1 week and a half..and had to pump every day for baby to be able to nurse. Now i am better. I am glad i have a pump because i don't think i could have manually expressed the breasts enough for her to be able to eat..I have no milk supply problems at all.. The only thing i have had to adjust to is feeding around people (under a blanket lol). I have even fed baby three times in the car ! (i have sun shades on windows and put blanket over baby so i am not all showing). I never thought i would be able to do all this in front of people. I am really proud of myself and have to say DH supporting me so much in it (he's read up on it and really encouraging me for the health benefits) and helping with other things (cooking, diaper changes, etc) is helping me.. Its a wonderful challenge to me. The baby pooping so frequently is an adjustment that's for sure!! haha oh well not used to a healthy baby who digests her food so easily!!
Mom2mybaby: Oddly the one time that I had sores that were truly truly severe was with my THIRD too.
me too..Like not having to wash bottles, etc.. Its a shame that so many women feel likes its gross or foreign even though its so normal (like i used to when i was younger). My daughter thought it was nasty at first but thinks baby drinking from a bottle is normal..where's the logic in that?? My mom never breast fed any of her kids (3 of us) saying doctors never ever mentioned breast feeding as an option at all. My mom could have saved money by doing it and she was a stay at home mom so working wasn't a problem etc... Glad it's TRENDY now to breast feed
If you really are confident that the latch is fixed, it may just take a few days for the sores to heal (the APNO will help as long as additional trauma is not occurring). If it doesn't get better and you don't have pain during nursing anymore, suggesting the latch is ok ... you might check with your doctor to rule out infection. Most antibiotics are just fine for nursing moms / babies and will usually start resolving issues associated with infection very quickly.
There's no reason to be in pain. But it also doesn't mean you have to stop. You just have to get the professional help / guidance that you need.
HTH
Professional help is always best, of course.
I am uncomfortable at times in nipple area --esp when baby is feeding constantly (every hour or less). I just deal with it. Its not quite pain and i notice more discomfort the more she nurses.
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