Does my latch look ok

[miss30]

Baby is only 24 hrs but im getting sore already and dont want to make the same mistakes as I did with my dd.
I know she is getting some thing I can hear her swallow and she keeps getting wind but I cant remember wether it should still hurt a little at first
All advice is much appreciated

 

[TS1982]

Congratulations hun. The latch looks perfect it does still hurt for a wee while in the first few days xx

 

[mrswoody]

Latch looks great. Apply plenty of nipple cream between feeds Lanishol is brilliant.
Even with my second I got sore nipples in the beginning x

 

[miss30]

Thank you very much ladies

 

[tinkerbell13]

Looks like a good latch to me too!

 

[Maud]

Agree, it looks like a really good latch. It might help to go see a breastfeeding counsellor though, as they might be able to tweak it to help make you a little more comfortable.

 

[miss30]

I am now very sore got cracked and bleeding nipples I cant bring myself to feed my baby be caused it hurts so much so im expressing I have the baby blues today and feel like im letting her down

 

[Sprout]

I'm sorry to hear that. Have you got any Lansinoh? That does wonders for cracked nipples As does letting them air dry between feeds.

I know everyone is different but I found that using a pump was the only thing that actually caused me any nipple pain...I'm sure you know your own body but I thought I'd let you know in case it does just aggravate the problem.

Has your milk come in yet? I found things so much easier once it had because it's much thinner than colostrum so baby doesn't have to suck quite so hard and it doesn't dry out the nipples.

Have you had baby checked for tongue tie? That can be a common cause of nipple pain

Have you got access to any local breastfeeding groups? Or have you joined anything on Facebook? There is a Facebook group called UK Breastfeeding and Parenting Support which has been really helpful for me.

Sorry to bombard you with questions!

You are not letting your baby down - you seem to be doing everything in your power to do what is best for her. Things will get better, I promise you that, just hang in there.

 

[naomip]

Try putting breast milk on your nipples, Also let them get lots of air. I remember having about 2 weeks of sore nipples, god it was awful. Try speaking to someone to check there are no problems. Hope it gets easier soon x x x

 

[Clairabelle]

Aaw I feel for you miss30. I too had very sore cracked nipples for a good couple of weeks when feeding my dd. It hurt so much I would be crying when I knew she was ready for a feed cos I dreaded it so much. I also recommend Lanisoh (?) cream. It is amazing. After one day of using this my nipples were so much better and we never looked back. DD is now 19 months old and we are still bf
Hope it has got easier for you and you are over the worst. The latch looks fine to me and what a gorgeous baby she is. Has made me really broody xx

 

[Rose83]

Definitely get a support worker to have a look, people in hospital briefly looked at me and said I was fine and turned out my latch wasn't right and no one had noticed until support workers came out to my house because my daughter had lost so much weight. The advice they gave me was that baby should have big round full cheeks while feeding and to watch for the three stages of sucking, the first bit is them doing quick little sucking motions then they go on to a suck, suck swallow motion which is slower then they do the vibrating type judder suck which is them working hard for the fattier milk and then they should pull off themselves when they are done.

I had baby Blues too when my milk wasn't coming through and I felt like I was failing her but just stick with it and ask for help to make sure everything is ok. A friend of mine got really bad cracked nipples as her baby was sucking so hard and she used the Medela nipple shields and found them amazing - turned out her little boy had a tongue tie and that was why he had sucked so hard and wrecked them x

 

[miss30]

Thanks for all the replys
I have been really poorly ive ended up with mastitis was in tears last night as I just wanted to give in. But antibiotics must be starting to work as im feeling a little better
She seems to be latching fine but its so hard to tell as the mastitis is sore
I have mw tomorrow so she will check all for me but hopefully we are over the worse.
I am worried about getting thrush now im on antibiotics.

 

[Clairabelle]

Aaw no poor you miss30. Hopefully the antibiotics will sort it out. You may not necessarily get thrush so try not to worry and the mw will keep an eye on things I'm sure. Well done for persevering. With any luck you are over the worst and then you can really start reaping the benefits of bf because it really is such an amazing bond xx

 

[Rose83]

I had antibiotics for a womb infection and got thrush at 3 weeks, now 12 weeks and still got it, baby no longer feeds from me because she wouldn't once the thrush was established so I exlcusivley express feed. I'm very susceptible to thrush so hopefully this won't happen to you but the quicker you notice it the better to get rid of it - mine got so bad because no one noticed. So warning signs are: very pink shiny nipples, or can be whitish, deep shooting pains in boobs, baby getting fussy at breast and pulling off crying, and of course eventually terrible terrible itching which makes you want to scratch them with a wire brush!

I'm sure you'll be fine though and ways to try to prevent it in the first place - wash boobs after feed to get rid of milk and dry thoroughly. Only wear cotton bras and change breast pads regularly. Thrush likes warm, moist, sugary conditions which is exactly what breast milk creates so the drier you keep everything the better. Hope everything goes well for you xx

 

[mcparn]

I had a terrible time feeding my daughter and it was because she was tongue tied so for the first 6 weeks before that was diagnosed, I was in agony wit it. I had mastitis three times and couldn't take the antibiotics because theyd give my daughter terrible nappies. Once diagnosed, she had her tongue tie snipped and we could feed again. It was so bad her cheeks would be covered in my blood when feeding Sadly, I had too much fear and anxiety to feed her again so I expressed. She is now 2.5 years and I'm okay with it, but I did give myself a really hard time about it. I cried every time I thought about it/saw someone feeding and felt such guilt. I wish I'd spared myself the criticism because my daughter is absolutely fine and it hasn't made me a bad mum because I couldn't feed her myself.

Currently TTC #2 and so far, I have a positive attitude towards feeding in that if it doesn't work, I'm going to stop for everyone. it's no use me breaking down over it as and the family would be better off if mum is in a better mental state.

Please speak wit someone and try get some help, but also don't beat yourself up over it if it's not happening for you. You're welcome to private message me if you ever want to talk xxx