Comments on: You Don’t Have to Grin and Bear It

By: Support for Breastfeeding Can Make All The Difference | Breastfeeding Moms Unite

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:42:40 +0000

[...] and painful and I knew that, but every midwife and health visitor insisted nothing was wrong, it was meant to hurt, it had hurt for them, this was why people stopped, this was why they’d stopped, this was why [...]

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:59 +0000

(should add, my littlest is five weeks on Monday. So, I’m hoping I’ve found the key to our issues === your title is why I clicked on your blog. I’ve felt that way, grin and bear it. No joy…and how are you supposed to bond through that pain?)

By: Robin

Robin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:55:24 +0000

Thank you for your post! I have three boys all of them breast fed. I always had sore, cracked nipples and assumed it was all part of the process. My husband and his mom – from India – all insisted it was not normal. Something was wrong he was always fiddling with the baby as he was eating to make his *position better*. My mom nursed as well and said it’d take some time to toughen up but definately shouldn’t hurt.

Well, I realized just now its the positioning. My third will scoot himself into the proper position – described by you as a line from ear, to shoulder to hip. And, I scoot him back properly nice and straight on the boppy. I always wondered why he’d scoot his butt out and am thankful I’ve started letting him do that, no more pain.

Crazy because I can’t tell you how my LCs, RNs, docs and the like I’ve asked for help will say – Oh, he has a great latch!! But, my nipples are truly torn in half and forever scarred by bfing my three boys. Probably why they weaned themselves early…

Thank you, for posting. I’m so glad I found this. Perhaps this will be the bfing relationship I’ve always wanted.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:41:50 +0000

Definitely a great topic. I actually put up a very similar post on my own blog a while ago. Echoes a very similar statement… if only we knew!
http://kstownsend.blogspot.com.....-know.html

By: Shelly

Shelly — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:39:37 +0000

Sarah, I think sometimes you can still do everything “right” and still get thrush. I had absolutely nothing during labor, not even an aspirin, and we ended up with it 3 times during his first 3 mos. I even got to the point of cleaning “the taps” with vinegar before and after each feeding. I may be wrong, but I still think some things just happen.

By: Lisa C

Lisa C — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:07:53 +0000

I had the opposite informational problem. I thought it wasn’t going to hurt at all, and it did tremendously. I was so overwhelmed and couldn’t understand what I was doing wrong. I read a breastfeeding manual, I took a breastfeeding class, watched videos, but nothing prepared me for a baby that wouldn’t latch properly! Anyway, you are one awesome mama for being willing to put up with all that pain for your baby!
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By: Rita/Fighting Off Frumpy

Rita/Fighting Off Frumpy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:24:14 +0000

I have three boys, and have had two LCs – one with my first son and one with my last. Sadly to say, neither of them were very helpful. With my oldest, my nipples blistered and bled. Thankfully with my youngest, I had learned that wasn’t normal – despite the unhelpful LC – and like Elita, actually learned to improve his latch via YouTube.
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