tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post2290423484837773413..comments2022-03-07T02:19:40.901-08:00Comments on Gullible New Parent: Breastfeeding DramasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-85031620362945282842011-01-30T02:50:59.343-08:002011-01-30T02:50:59.343-08:00Look up the Breast Crawl video, I think that is wh...Look up the Breast Crawl video, I think that is what the previous commenter is referring to (and yes, basically putting them on your chest and letting them self latch). I wanted to do that with my son after he was born but was not able to due to complications. Having said that, I never found breast feeding to be painful unless his latch was bad, though admittedly when you are sleep deprived andKarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782848857283605344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-82327203086990375942010-12-23T23:35:09.443-08:002010-12-23T23:35:09.443-08:00I don't suppose you have a link, anonymous? I...I don't suppose you have a link, anonymous? Is this when you put the baby between your boobs and let them wiggle towards the nipple themselves?livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-54027379720835487952010-12-23T22:17:43.155-08:002010-12-23T22:17:43.155-08:00Something that can help get attachment right from ...Something that can help get attachment right from the very beginning is Biological Nurturing. This approach to establishing breastfeeding uses all the innate reflexes of baby (and mum) rather than requiring the mum to play an active role in attaching the baby. Suzanne Coulson has done a lot of work in this area and I heard her speak at a LLL conference - fascinating stuff! Having just used the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-81665231591174790972010-11-18T16:45:31.023-08:002010-11-18T16:45:31.023-08:00The irony of being prescribed Oestrogen therapeuti...The irony of being prescribed Oestrogen therapeutically whilst breastfeeding, over and above it being contra-indicated, is that contributes to suffering by making new mothers get less sleep as they try to feed their babies all night with diminishing milk supply. A factor in low Oestrogen production is lack of sleep. Low Oestrogen production has another contributing factor - insufficient protein Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843207668759660035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-89438426458601211102010-11-18T02:09:15.708-08:002010-11-18T02:09:15.708-08:00I had lots of breastfeeding issues around 3 months...I had lots of breastfeeding issues around 3 months, when my doctor misdiagnosed me with vaginal atrophy. I was prescribed oestrogen inserts for the vagina. It stopped my milk - huge saga. I told him, and he said halve the dose - tripple huge saga. I refused further treatment, and since I wouldn't let him slice open my vagina in his office, he called me a nun. DH was about to punch him. It wasAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11843207668759660035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-88485273315503864462010-11-14T02:20:31.740-08:002010-11-14T02:20:31.740-08:00Yes that's the thing with attachment, you have...Yes that's the thing with attachment, you have to watch it the whole feed.<br />Perhaps there is an element of 'getting used to it', not that I've come across anything like that while studying breastfeeding but in my own circumstance I had the same discomfort with all my children despite feeding their older sibling right up until their birth as I did with my first and no nipple Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600355607669481924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-91700049337006027442010-11-13T23:40:58.269-08:002010-11-13T23:40:58.269-08:00Sam, I don't know that it is just attachment. ...Sam, I don't know that it is just attachment. I think there is also a toughening process. Bethany still attaches poorly sometimes, and I can see she has really bent the nipple out of shape, but it never cracks and bleeds anymore, and doesn't hurt nearly as much as it did in those first weeks. <br /><br />I think the other reason learning proper attachment techniques is not the entire livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-88127562734206069642010-11-13T23:13:27.480-08:002010-11-13T23:13:27.480-08:00Oh goodness me, please don't toughen your nipp...Oh goodness me, please don't toughen your nipples, you want soft, supple nipples, not tough ones. I think getting used to handling your breast antenatally is a good idea, ie practice some hand expression gently but there is no evidence scrubbing you poor nips makes it better in fact I'm pretty sure there is evidence to the contrary.<br />Scrubbing them to your hearts content won't Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600355607669481924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-24632980041135332912010-11-06T17:24:57.356-07:002010-11-06T17:24:57.356-07:00Definitely toughen those nipples. I used a soft sh...Definitely toughen those nipples. I used a soft shoe shine brush in the shower at night and ordinary old lanolin, this certainly helped a lot. Still got cracked nipples but was through the worst of it within 2 weeks. Of course my babies are now 33 and 21 yo and never heard anything about stimulating your nipples can induce labour!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-75730080767673946372010-11-05T00:20:33.044-07:002010-11-05T00:20:33.044-07:00Hi mehitabel - I had this recommendation too, but ...Hi mehitabel - I had this recommendation too, but then I read that stimulating your nipples can induce labour. Stimulating your nipples produces oxytocin, which is the same chemical that triggers labour. Whether it produces oxytocin in sufficient quantities to really trigger labour, or whether it will trigger labour without other factors present is something I do not have any quality info on - livingindarwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049161882378470041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2414745501523067337.post-19893883086190176482010-11-04T18:39:06.268-07:002010-11-04T18:39:06.268-07:00One thing that helped me (after 4 failures!) was a...One thing that helped me (after 4 failures!) was advice to toughen the nipples before the baby was born--tug on them half a dozen times each in the shower, rub with a rough washcloth. I started about 6 weeks before and it really did help!mehitabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855340553296575495noreply@blogger.com