So, bf number 3 and having same old problems! Day 4 and my milk has come in. Both boobs are rock solid and painful. I also have bleeding nipples so am using shields to help (used these successfully for many months with orevious dc because of large boobs, flat nipples etc). I am feeding dd as much as I can but she is nowhere near draining the breast - a very long feed has softened one side slightly. Hand expressing does not work for me and hot shower had no effect. I have a small medela pump but that is not easy either. It takes amlong time to get milk to come. I know when dd feeds it comes out ok asi hear her swallow and there is milk nin the shield when she comes off.
I am knackered and want to go to bed as at the mo dh is doing the 9 till midnight shift so I get a bit of sleep. However, I wonder if I should stay up and try to feed more, or have another go with the pump. I have a history of getting mastitis which I dread happening again. Basically I cannot decide on best course of action! Advice welcome.
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engorgement advice, please!! Not to mention the bleeding nipples...Day 4, ow.
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fruitpastille · 24/02/2014 21:27
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