tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post6244168685214304942..comments2023-09-13T09:01:40.310-04:00Comments on Behind the Picket Fence: Growing...Sophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15753633215551969706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post-45118589633201582962010-05-30T10:27:05.828-04:002010-05-30T10:27:05.828-04:00Hi, Sophie! CONGRATULATIONS on Mirabel's arri...Hi, Sophie! CONGRATULATIONS on Mirabel's arrival--she is soooo BEAUTIFUL! Do hope you & Jose will be feeling better soon... and that bf-ing will go easier. :o) We're just back from 2-week visit with family & friends in the US. Glad to stop by and catch up with you! So happy all is well with you & baby girl! ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post-55096503934336556602010-05-24T14:28:40.069-04:002010-05-24T14:28:40.069-04:00Amanda,
Thank you for the tips and for making me ...Amanda,<br /><br />Thank you for the tips and for making me realize I'm not alone! It was getting pretty discouraging. You're right about the Neosporin! One of the lactation consultants recommended that and though I was skeptical that nothing would work, it seems the scabbing/bleeding is subsiding! :) It is already getting a little more tolerable (now it just feels like bruising instead of burned!). Thanks again! :)Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753633215551969706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post-19804804257438458972010-05-24T10:52:14.942-04:002010-05-24T10:52:14.942-04:00Also, it's ok to use some neosporin on your ni...Also, it's ok to use some neosporin on your nipples after feedings. It will help to heal them and prevent infections. I was using neosporin mixed a little clotrimazole (generic athlete's foot cream) to heal and prevent a yeast infection. You don't really even have to clean off your nipples before feedings. These worked better for me than lanolin.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175822107540810154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3981655623745680482.post-6844839880675864142010-05-24T10:41:13.767-04:002010-05-24T10:41:13.767-04:00I'm sorry about the BFing pain. I probably had...I'm sorry about the BFing pain. I probably had it as bad as anyone has it too. The first 2 weeks were murder on me, but it really does get better if you stick with it. Try to pump if your nipples are not up to it to keep your supply doing well. The milk you make during the first several weeks will calibrate your body for future production, so it's good to keep producing even if you can't BF if you want to keep her on breast milk.<br /><br />For me, I was soooo tempted to start exclusively pumping... it just seemed so much simpler and like such a good idea, and those first couple of weeks I know things would have been so much easier if I would have, but eventually you'll get to a point where it truly is so much easier and lovelier to just be able to nurse and not have to deal with a pump or bottles. You have to do what's right for you, but get all the help you can get now to try to make it through. The second LC I used was practically my own personal cheerleader. She would call me every couple of days and check up on me and just having someone to talk to about how hard things were was really helpful. Without her and that extra support I don't think I could have made it through. It's tough, darn tough. Good luck! She's precious.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01175822107540810154noreply@blogger.com