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Help! regretting stopping breastfeeding, want to restart!

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Dalrymps · 27/11/2007 15:26

Hey there, i've stopped bf just under a week ago, one boob was very sore so expressed from it for a few days then started mixing in ff then other boob started getting sore and suspected thrush as was gettin shooting pains and nipples a bit white in the bath so decided to just go ff and stopped cold turkey. Had about 3 days of very full sore boobs and now they've stopped hurting so much, they're still a bit lumpy and still leaking a little, the one i gave up last on still has quite a bit of milk, when i take a bath i can massage quite a lot out, the one i gave up first on still has a little too that i can express out in the bath... Anyway, after having a week to think about it i feel i was hasty and don't feel like i gave it enough of a shot althoug was very painfull on the one side at the time, i never saw a bf councellor and never got it confirmed whether had nipple thrush, my nipple ends still look really white when they get wet in the bath??? I've been thinking maybe there is a chance i could get my nips treated (if i do actually have thrush) and then try to restart maybe by expressing a bit at first, and getting the help of a bf councellor, even if i only end up combining ff and bf i think i'll feel better... Anyway, does anyone have any experience of doing this? do you think i'll have problems getting my milk supply back up?

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Dalrymps · 29/11/2007 14:59

Thanks tiktok, she was referred by the hv, works for the northumbria trust i think? will try the cuddles, it gets really stressfull taking him off and putting him on over and over, both for me and for him! she also showed me to wrap him in a blanket so his arms are by his side so they don't get in the way, he usually won't move his hands and grabs at the breast, although this helps me get him closer etc it makes me feel like he's in a straight jacket and he doesn't seem to enjoy it much either, just wriggles until he manages to get a hand out. Having watched the breastfeeding dvd over and over i can definately see he really doesn't open his mouth enough, his chin doesn't drop right down, he just opens and closes it really quickly in a kind of chomping way and wiggles his head from side to side too so it's very diffucult to get the nipple in properly, she also suggested lifting the nipple and running it down his nose and then in to his mouth when open, tried this several tims and got it in but not enough and still painfull.

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tiktok · 29/11/2007 17:25

Sounds as if she is not a volunteer breastfeeding counsellor, then...nothing really wrong with what she's said to you but it's not the whole story by any means. Self-attachment is worth trying, and you can also call the numbers posted down thread

SamandLula · 29/11/2007 20:49

oodon you - havw you tried latching him on when he's crying? that's what i had to do with my DD, wait till she gave a big yell then stuff my nipple in,as she hurt me so much otherwise! good luck, keep persevering xxx

Dalrymps · 29/11/2007 23:08

yeah by the time i've finished messing about trying to get him on he's usually crying anyway but still hurts if i shove my nip in? anyway will keep persevering. tried the electric pump tonight but my milks almost gone, managed to get literally 1 drop of milk from each boob , will keep stimulating them though, hopefully it'll come back, one of my nips has a crack on it now which bled a bit after i used the pump hope it heals soon, put lots of lansinoh on it. thatnks for the advice everyone

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Heated · 29/11/2007 23:37

I've read a while ago another MN suggest try an hour after baby having fed since they will comfort suck and not get so upset if they aren't initially getting milk...maybe worth a go?

motherhurdicure · 29/11/2007 23:40

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tiktok · 29/11/2007 23:41

It's not usually a good idea to wait until the baby is crying....not only because allowing the baby to become stressed does not help, but because the tongue is in the wrong position. Try it yourself - yell, and see how your tongue is bunched up. The baby's tongue gets in the way, then, of a good attachment.

If it works, it only works with a baby who's already an expert feeder, and who knows how to move his tongue out the way.

Dalrymps · 30/11/2007 03:24

tiktok - yeah the bf councillor said that . motherhurdicure - yeah i know, thats the lady that came to see me! she is lovely and very helpfull

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motherhurdicure · 30/11/2007 23:21

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