Sorry, sorry...I know this has undoubtedly been done many times before, but I'm lacking the willpower to trawl through the archives.
I've BFed two babies with no probs at all. DC3 seems to have a slightly dodgy latch though...I'm following all the "rules" re: positioning, and he goes on with a wide mouth, but then he sort of narrows his latch and the nipple (esp my left one) seems to bob in and out a bit. I have a VERY strong let down, and I suspect he might be doing it to protect himself from the milky onslaught. I take him off while it's spurting out hard, but even the "normal" flow of milk is pretty strong.
My left nipple is getting a bit tender and I think I can see incipient cracks appearing (slightly raw pink lines??).
Oh, and even when when he seems to have a good latch I can often hear sucky noises, kind of like the suction is breaking iykwim.
I'm at a loss as to how to improve the latch (assuming that's the problem). Any ideas?
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I have a 2.5 week old baby and one slightly sore nipple. Want to nip it in the bud - any ideas?
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SpawnChorus · 10/10/2009 11:06
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