Have you ever, um, sucked your own nipples?

[madameovary]

To encourage letdown when expressing?
I have, and it worked.
Bloody weird though.
And no, just because I can, doesn't mean I do

I cannot reach

why would you do that? . you need to get out more ! lol

It wouldn't be possible for me.

how did you manage that!

It was a last resort drlove, I was trying to hand express (didnt have a pump) and hardly getting anything.
Twas actually a thread on Mumsnet that gave me the idea.

Well, it's always embarassing to admit that you actually can because that means your norks are flapping somewhere around your midriff in order to be able to reach!

I tried once, sorta succeeded, decided it was very weird and have never done it again !

How did I manage it? I dont know, I just did, and was relieved it worked.

Yes it was beyond odd. Not to be recommended as a recreational pastime!

Yes but when I had mastitis and had the lumpiest hottest painful boob in the world, I would have asked the blinking postman to have a go if it would just stop being so painful. And yes I could reach, although in my defence I thinkj I must have a bendy neck not saggy bobs

Um, no. I couldn't if I tried. Fail breaking my neck to facilitate this.

HOw did you manage that?

Haha charleymouse that's an image and a half

In answer to your question madameovary - I haven't done it but have just tried it out (in the name of research natch) and I can. Good to know I spose!

Definitely wouldn't be able to reach here.

Now, I hope you did a wide open mouth and took a good amount of breast. You will get sore just sucking on the nipple!

I couldn't reach boobs too small and perky

I would have sworn I couldn't reach them, but I can! Filing this little bit of knowledge away for after baby arrives. . .

I have come across women who have cleared their own blocked ducts this way. I tried it out of interest, but can't reach, so if I got that desperate would have to ask dh .

Dp has relieved a very painfull engorged breast for me before

I told him he will grow up to be a big strong boy now

Arf.

I was sure this was going to be a 14 yo troll. But no! A proper bona fide MNer.

Heh heh. DH has helped before now with some twiddling when a nursing strike was on.

Just tried it - got a gob full of milk. I'd take a chocolate milk over that any day. Lol.

Just had a go

I didnt know my milk was so sweet, i wont be doing it again.

I find the idea of tasting my own milk quite repulsive. That's not right is it? Why should that be so?

(Haven't tried it, not going to)