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Ugh, I have mastitis. I've been really working hard at giving up nipple shields too, and it's worked on the side I have mastitis! I just don't know what to do now, I'm on awful antibiotics because the stuff they would usually give you is related to penicillin and I'm allergic to that...the doc warned me that these might make me feel ill, and they do! I keep waking up at night with stomach cramps. Like I needed anymore help to get less sleep! At least she's only waking 2-3 times after 12am now.
Sophia is 4 wks old today so surely we should be more established/pain free by now?! At least the bleeding has stopped now so she's no longer throwing up blood from my nipples and her poos are now normal and she's putting on weight so I guess that's something. 
to all the ladies who are struggling through brestfeeding ! you are so brave i cant even begin to imagine what its like 
even though hes still not sleeping too well i think the shock of becoming a mum has finally passed lol and im starting to really enjoy time with my lil man ! 
to all. x
The boob that's still healthy is the one that I'm still having problems getting her to feed from. As far as I can tell she's latched on ok, and she sucks and swallows for a min or so, but then it's just sucking and no swallowing...she'll do it for-literally-ever. Every time she falls asleep and I take her off, she's panicking like she's starving! It's like she can't get the milk, even though there's plenty there when I try to hand express. So every time I end up having to switch her to the other side, which hurts like a bitch but satisfies her.
Can't wait to go to the local baby cafe tomorrow, I'm going to see if they can help me. In the meantime, I'm going to go back to expressing the left side, cause I'll will definitely throw in the towel if I get mastitis on both sides.
Ugh, this is so annoying. Just when I thought I was really getting the hang of this, something messes everything up again.
edit: Awww MommyKC, I hope you manage to get some sleep!
to all the ladies having problems breastfeeding. Ive been really lucky other then the thrush which means feeding is painful atm. She is doing really well feeding and even with her good weight she seems to be satisfied my breast milk.
seems like all the october bumpkin mums who bf have had problems!
i never expected bf to be so hard
to all the ladies having BFing trouble. So I did get some sleep... still feel exhausted though but I think that's because I need to catch up on my sleep I've lost over the last week or so. Hopefully she keeps up letting me sleep at night but I'm not holding my breath either. She's slept most of the day today so I have a feeling she may be up tonight. 
seems like all the october bumpkin mums who bf have had problems!
i never expected bf to be so hard
I got lucky. I don't know how I survived the 3 week growth spurt but other than that we're making it ok. I wish everyone else was as lucky.
A friend told me green poop can mean a cold coming on, or too much fore milk/not enough hind milk.
For me, it was cause I ate prunes.
I had read about the hind milk issue on the internet but I am doubtful as to whether it is that because she always feeds on one breast for a very long time and I only put her on the other one at the next feed. So can what you eat have an effect on their poo aswell? x
I am going to phone my health visitor tomorrow and ask because even though it's only happened twice it's concerning me, I will post back tomorrow and let you all know what she said xx
