Breast feeding help

[WendyDarling]

Re: Breast feeding help

@Reha

I have a few questions:

Who here ebf’d? And did you freeze your milk? What system was the best for you? Did you hire a lactation consultant? Did it help? What was the biggest challenge?

I hear its painful…lanolin cream is what I am getting out of a lot of the posts as the thing to use. This is right?

Did anyone have trouble in the beginning and then find success?

Baby #1](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=1) would not latch right. I ebf’d for a month … in pain with cracks! Finally gave up and decided to pump. And eventually gave that up as well.

Baby #2](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2) latched on like a dream from day one. Never had an issue. No cracks and it was totally pain free. Ebf’d for 11 months.

Baby #3](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=3) latched on initially … but a couple of days into it it started hurting. I ended up with deep cracks on both sides. It felt like I was going to pass out every time he latched on to it. Thank god for baby #2](http://www.paklinks.com/gs/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=2) and the fact that I knew how amazing ebf could be … I went to see a lactation consultant. She helped us get the right latch and recommended a nipple shield.
The nipple shield was life saving. If it weren’t for that thing I would have given up! It’s one of the best inventions everrrr and now I always recommend it to new mommies who are frustrated with breastfeeding.

Now I feed on demand and pump around 8 oz extra each day for my freezer stash (my just in case something happens and I have to stop nursing stash)

I would suggest being seen by a lactation nurse at the hospital before discharge! It’s such a pain going to see one when you’re back home.