OUCH! painful breasts - help!?

Question

hi, i had my Lilly on monday, my milk dried up and it came back wiv a venegnce yesterday!! she refuses to feed straight from me so i've been expressing it. but its so painful! i can deal with the painful nipples just after expressing, but how can i make the heat and pain from my breast go away inbetween? midwife said to just express more, but i express once, and the pains back wiv in 20 mins, far from practical with baby screaming for nappy change or summat...plz help!!

oh, i tried cabbage leafs, and other than feeling like a prat wiv leafs in my bra it did bugger all.

Answer 1

put a warm flannel on your breast and when it softens a bit then massage in strokes towards the nipple. then try putting the baby to the breast when its a bit softer or express then whichever you prefer, my son had trouble latching on if i was too engorged with milk. try maybe giving her a wee feed when she isn't starving just when she can take the breast without getting to upset or frustrated she might get used to it better that way.
you might find that getting a water spray called Au thermal will help ease the heat and pain i used that during my labour and had some left over and so i used it to spray my breasts and it really helped soothe the pain.

Answer 2

For one thing, wear a very supportive nursing bra. To alleviate the pain, use cold compresses on your breasts. You can also use warm ones, but don't overdo it, because they can cause more swelling and inflammation. When I was in your situation, I would take long showers and use the shower wand (the kind you can move around) directly against my breasts. Usually I would also start spraying milk everywhere, because I had an oversupply issue. You may have an oversupply, too, so only use the pump enough to get comfortable, but not empty. The pump tells your body to make even more milk. You want your body to adjust to make as much milk as your baby needs.

Answer 3

I know how you feel. The first time i breast fed, i wanted to cut off my boobs. My son sucked so hard i thought i was going to die. The worst part is the first 2 weeks, it will get better. I used to put ice on my nipples and I used a special breast feeding nipple creme, it helped a lot. Just stay in there because the positives of breastfeeding outway the temporary pain. When I went back to work I used to express as often as possible. It helped the pain I felt in my breast. Eventually your milk fall will adjust to your schedule and won't be so painful.

Answer 4

You need to persevere and get your baby to feed from you. It is going to be very hard work if you are having express everytime. A tip I used was feeding my baby in the bath. The warm water relaxed my baby so she wasnt so fretful as some babies are when they need feeding. The warm water also helps the milk to flow more freely and of course helps with the pain. What pain doesnt go away when you are in a nice warm bath!! I did end up looking like a shriveled prune by the end of the day with all the baths i was having but it helped me in the early days.

Good luck

Answer 5

well have you tried nipple shields , if your nipples are sore then baby is not latching on properly, if breasts are sore and hard to touch, when you take a bath or shower let the water run on your breasts and massage it will hurt for a bit but its because you are engorged, like the midwife said , express just to let the excess off baby will latch on better, you can get breast sheilds that when you are feeding on one side the excess milk goes in and not all over you.
it does get better. the more you feed the more milk you make so let baby feed.

Answer 6

It's painful because your breasts are engorged (full of milk). You need to keep expressing until the full feeling goes. You can always freeze the milk you express for a later time. Once you don't feel so full and tender, it will be easier to feed your baby. You may have to keep expressing every 20 minutes until you start to feel comfortable.

Answer 7

It's normal, try cool packs.
The more you express the more it will come in.
You could save it in bottles and freeze it.
Check with a hospital or doctor, sometimes they take milk for premies or babies that need breast mild instead of formula. They will tell you how to do it. There is such a thing as milk banks.

Answer 8

It sounds such as you're in basic terms engorged. If milk isn't completely drained, the breast tissue gets swollen for this reason making it harder to get milk out. it is like a cycle. heat temperature is cautioned because of the fact it is going to help the milk to enable down that's what you choose. it is going to soften the areola and make it much less perplexing for toddler to latch. once you nurse then word chilly compresses to help relieve the swelling. Nurse as often as you may. do not hardship approximately making too lots milk and staying engorged. Your physique will regulate your milk furnish on your toddler's desires.. the important element is to help eliminate the swelling. in case you commence working a fever and your tricky spots start to tutor crimson and warm to touch please call your familiar practitioner. those must be warning signs of an infection. My daughter is 5 months previous and that i pump solely for her. I unquestionably have great breasts and areolas. whilst my milk got here in I became engorged as is quite uncomplicated. i replaced into nevertheless attempting to nurse at that factor and had very comparable warning signs as yours including tricky spots i replaced into additionally working a fever. After 6 days of being engorged and working the possibility of an infection, i desperate to not nurse because of the fact that I had hardship with my first toddler as nicely. (I nursed him for a month till now switching to pumping.) whilst i began pumping i found out the subject. i replaced into getting 60 oza day!!! i don't understand of any newborn that ought to maintain up with that. My engorgement went down today. maximum suitable of success and congratulations. little ones are a effective present. The nights are long however the years are so short! take excitement in them.

Answer 9

Congratulations on your new baby....Lilly, beautiful name!

When I had my first, I breast fed...suffered greatly, chapped and bleeding nipples, swollen and hard breasts. I was a young mum and felt I had to prove something!!! It just made me depressed.

The only thing that brought light relief was cold flannels. Even the hot water getting in the bath felt painfull!!!

Having my second baby was incredibly more rewarding.....made the decision not to put myself or my child through the pain again, I put him straight on the bottle!!! I had so much more energy and was shopping the same day! I felt a better mum because I could bond with him because I wasn't feeling any pain and not failing as a mother.

I admire and encourage you to feed Lilly yourself, but if it causes too much pain....bottle is still good enough!!!!

Take care hun...Best Wishes to you both;o}

Mwah X

Answer 10

Sounds crazy, but feels great:

Get on all fours and dunk (i used a wash basin) your breasts into warm (not too hot) or cold with water to get the flow to go a bit easier. It also will help releave pressure,