Sore nipples after weeks of painless feeding!

[misswren]

Hey ladies, I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

When I started feeding my LO she moved her head with my right nipple in her mouth and it was cracked badly and my left a little, I stuck with it even though once or twice in the early weeks I considered formula but stuck with it and by 4 weeks I was totally healed, happy I'd persevered and, despite occasionally feeling like a dairy cow on clustery days, thought we were set.

A couple of days ago my right side was slightly painful to feed from and I thought maybe she'd clamped down a little and bruised me but now both nipples are bright red, sore between and during feeds The skin isn't cracked, just very raw looking.

It seems to have co-incided with P chucking more milk out after her feed and having a slightly more explosive bottom so it could be connected? I've started using my lansinoh again today but any other advice would be appreciated, thanks

 

[lyre]

sounds like it could be thrush, probably best to go and see a doctor as soon as you can x

 

[misswren]

Thanks! I just read up on it and it seems likely especially as I was on antibiotics last week so I probably killed my good bacteria alongside my infection!

 

[Elysian1c0]

Yeah, thrush is a b*tch.
A little white vinegar diluted in water dabbed on your nipples after a feed will help. Put it on before the lansinoh. But baby will likely need medicine or acidophilus, seems like she's all out of whack if her poops are effected also.

 

[misswren]

I'm going to the docs tomorrow to get some treatment , in the meantime I have been doing actimel shots hehe.

The pain is hideous, I just keep remembering how glad I was that I didn't give up when I had cracked nipples but that clamping down thing she does when she is distracted during a feed does bring tears to my eyes.

Paloma is in better humour now, as is her backside so hopefully this won't take long to shift!!

 

[massacubano]

thrush? I was going to say chapped... yes that hurt me! ouch


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