Dd is 5 weeks old. Tongue tie was diagnosed and divided at 3 weeks, by which time both of my nipples were totally mangled.
One of them has nearly healed, and the other is heading in the right direction I think, but the main crack is so large (approx 50% of the way around the nipple and very wide) i can't imagine it ever healing while we are still feeding on that side. I've tried pumping but she won't take a bottle and when we get the latch right, feeding is actually more comfortable than pumping, apart from the initial latching on which opens up the crack. I'm using lansinoh between feeds to keep it moist, but is there anything else I can do to encourage healing?
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beela · 06/06/2014 12:14
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