sore craked nipples.....

You could always get a hot facecloth and use it to soak the breastpad so you effectively soak it off, that will prevent the pain of pulling it off if it has stuck a little.

I'm using the Purelan only on the areola atm as I have really dry, exczema like skin there but the nipple itself is fine, but lil miss is big enough and experienced enough that she doesn't slip off with it.

Dh arrived home & David was in bed but not settled so i got him back u & handed him to DH so i could have my shower. i soaked the pad off in the shower. Also tried to massage some lumps out but very unsucessfully. was feeling so sore that when i got out & D wanted feeding, i just couldn't bare to try. I put the shield on & that was bad enough. I decided to be a woos (sp?) & express as much as i could. i got 60mls again. It hurt, but not as much you see. Tried with a spoon to feed it to David but he was just getting too worked up so i caved & got a bottle teat out. i know i know, mw said not to, but it can't hurt as a one off. anyways, he then guzzled bout 40mls. was much more satisfied & did big burps. put him to bed but still had pain so offered more milk. another 10mls. so total 50mls, remembering he had already had the LHS an hour previous. Can i just add that i cried the entire time..... Anyways, got him into bed & he is STILL asleep. Hasn't slept solidly as had trouble breathing thru his nose, but never woke for a feed. i wore the nipple formers to bed & don't feel solid this am so hoping i can get him on to feed.

wow what a big sleep for a little fellow!
You poor thing, just remember you are doing the best you can for your little boy he is getting breast milk what way it comes doesnt really matter. I know the pain and its horrible, almost worse than labour. keep persevering and it will come right. I think you are doing amazingly considering you have a 2 year old as well!

he is starting to stir a bit more now so i think i'll get him up. otherwise i'm going to get too full to feed. my pump isn't overly great so i think if i can't feed him then i may go to papakura & use their pump, we'll see.

that's what i figure simone, i figure if he is only get one feed or part of a feed from the bottle, & still getting the breast for the LHS side, then it will help him to be ok. just have to make sure that i use a newborn teat! i think i used a number 2 last night, was a bit fast, maybe that's why he's still asleep, got too much. over fed him?

well, my nipple was very yellow & pussy looking but i did it. i cried & called out in pain, but he fed off it. had a good 20-30 minute feed. at least with feeding off it i feel a bit braver again. but OUCHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck I hope you get it sorted quickly. Enjoy a nice quiet weekend while you can.

Good on you, keep it up.

Although I have to say when the MW's kept saying make it to 8 weeks, I thought that was the longest time and I wasn't going to get there. We are now 10 weeks and Joel is fully BF, no top up bottles or anything else for 2 weeks now. It can and will get easier it just takes a while.