The early days with dd1 and breast feeding were a bit of a struggle in that she used to bob on and off but we persevered and I bfed her til 18 months.
Dd2 is 4 days old and I'm in agony. We didn't have the same bobbing on and off and I feel a tiny bit more savvy in terms of feeding overall - but my nipples are scabby and bleeding. Whilst the first 10 seconds of a feed are generally the worst the rest of the feed is still a bit painful too. I suspect her latch wasn't great in the first day or so (lips sucked in) but I think it's better now even though I'm not sure she's taking big enough mouthfuls.
So do I just plough on with the reassurance that in a few days the pain will be a distant nightmare? Midwife is coming for day 5 check tomorrow so I can ask her then - but with DD2 feeding every 1.5-2hrs that feels like a long way off!
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4 day old DD2 and cracked/bleeding nipples
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MATB1 · 29/07/2014 09:38
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