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Infant feeding

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GonnaBuildAHouse · 22/04/2012 08:16

Ds (15m) bit my nipple yesterday. It doesn't look bruised, no bleeding or anything, but every feed since (and he is a bit of a milk monster) is agony!
Is there anything I can do to stop it hurting?

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EauRouge · 22/04/2012 08:37

How's his latch? They start wriggling around at this age, and teething can play havoc with their latch too. It shouldn't be uncomfortable if he's got a decent mouthful, have you tried different positions and getting him to open his mouth really wide?

GonnaBuildAHouse · 22/04/2012 13:41

His latch seems fine. It doesn't hurt at all on the other side, so I think it must be bruised from the bite.
I'm going to try some ibuprofen and see if it helps.

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StrangerintheHouse · 22/04/2012 22:14

I remember this kind of pain. I think its either a bruise inside you can't see or some sort of friction burn on the surface - lansinoh or similar might help. Couple of days and it should be better.

GonnaBuildAHouse · 23/04/2012 12:37

Thankyou :)
In certain lights I can see some bruising.
It's still very painful to feed.
Just discovered 2 new big teeth this morning, so that explains the biteyness!

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