2007-12-12 05:25:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
YES! talk to your doc about it. I had breastfeeding concerns also and i was impressed at all the info one can find at the library of all places, about breastfeeding. Go to your local library and find any and all books you can on breastfeeding. I specifically remember a couple books having chapters on breastfeeding with inverted nipples! Good luck mama! It is one of the BEST gifts you can give your newborn... and yourself for that matter!!
2007-12-12 05:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by bood 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Babies do not breastfeed on nipples, they breastfeed on the breast. Though it may be easier for a baby to latch on to a breast with a prominent nipple, it is not necessary for nipples to stick out. A proper start (see http://www.kellymom.com/newman/01starting_out_right.html) will usually prevent problems and mothers with any shaped nipples can breastfeed perfectly adequately.
In the past, a nipple shield was frequently suggested to get the baby to take the breast. This gadget should not be used, especially in the first few days! Though it may seem a solution, its use can result in poor feeding and severe weight loss, and makes it even more difficult to get the baby to take the breast. (See handout #8 Finger Feeding http://www.kellymom.com/newman/08finger_feeding.html). If the baby does not take the breast at first, with proper help, he will often take the breast later. Breasts also change in the first few weeks, and as long as the mother maintains a good milk supply, the baby will usually latch on by 8 weeks of age no matter what, but get help and the baby may latch on before. See handout #26 When a Baby Refuses to Latch On. http://www.kellymom.com/newman/26baby_refuses_to_latch.html
Breastfeeding with Flat or Inverted Nipples by Becky Flora, IBCLC
http://www.breastfeed-essentials.com/invertednipples.html
Flat or Inverted Nipples by Anne Smith, IBCLC
http://www.breastfeeding-basics.com/html/flat_inverted.shtml
Flat or Inverted Nipples by Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSEd, IBCLC
http://www.medela.com/NewFiles/flatinvnips.html
2007-12-12 13:29:22 · answer #2 · answered by sharkyincanada 6 · 6⤊ 0⤋
yes your hospital can give u nipple shields and allot of times w\regular use your nipples will come out. depending how deep they r inverted. good luck
2007-12-12 13:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You most certainly can :)...ask your dr. for a breast shield, Also the baby doesn't suck directly on your nipple, but the area around...Good luck!!!
2007-12-12 13:36:26 · answer #4 · answered by Tracy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I think you'd use a breast shield to do it. Talk to a lactation consultant at the hospital and she can help you out.
2007-12-12 13:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by Kristi had her baby boy! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, there is a device you can use (I'm sorry, I don't remember what they are called) to draw out your nipples. Ask you doctor about it!
2007-12-12 13:28:53 · answer #6 · answered by Slassy Girl 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
oh you betchya. Baby sucks them out, and if you have problems they can give you sheilds to use to help.
2007-12-12 13:28:58 · answer #7 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋