Sore breasts

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I juz started using electric breast pump to extract milk for ma baby…he is 5 months old n quit BF 2 months back. today I used da pump for the very 1st time but it hurt my nipples…wot shoud I do to avoid da pain or reliefe

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Get your baby a milk bottle…
Its 7.30 in the morning here. No one wants to hear about nips at breakfast time! :mad:

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^ So why would you enter a thread that has “sore breasts” as it’s title?? What did you think it was referring to? :rolleyes:

To the OP: your baby stopped nursing two months ago but you’re using a pump now? Were you pumping manually before? Make sure you are using the pump properly- get the right size of that plastic cover- I can’t remember the term for it now- for your nipples, and only use it for 15 - 20 minutes at a time is what I was told. You basically have to get used to it.

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Why wouldn’t you enter such a titled thread? :smiley:

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Then don’t complain about nipples in the morning. Duh!

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ouch, does BF hurt as well?

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if baby don’t latch properly then yes, otherwise its fine

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lol yes very much!!! BFing isnt easy especially the first time around so be prepared to seek help as much as possible.. lactation consultants are your best friends and so is lanolin cream :smiley:

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Oh noooooooooooooooo :frowning: I thought cus babies don’t have teeth it doesn’t hurt :frowning: that’s not good. How are you supposed to do it several times a day for 2 years if it’s painful?

Sorry I am derailing the thread.

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It can hurt in the beginning few months, yes. But if baby is latched correctly, and you have a good flow established, then no, it doesn’t hurt. And if you are nursing past the first years you’re definitely not doing it several times a day lol.

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Yep what she said.. It’s not the biting you need to worry about but it takes some patience and practice by both mother and child. Don’t beat yourself up trying to cope with the pain or thinking it’s supposed to be natural so why can’t I do it .. Get help as needed and inshallah it will go smooth.

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nnabid @ dont get stressed, once ur child accepted BF then u will feel relaxed. most of the time, I want my baby to BF as much as possible. but at the time of teething, a little hard but not impossible. just enjoy wd ur baby :blush: