My LO was tongue tied, clipped at 5.5 weeks, still having problems maintaining a latch at 12 weeks.
My right side has healed and toughened enough that nursing there isn't painful.
My left, however, is still painful. It seems to be stuck in a cycle of small injuries piling on top of other small, unhealed injuries, to the point where it never gets comfortable. I think that if I could let it heal completely, the small injuries that DS inflicts (dropping the latch, pulling off) wouldn't be enough to be painful.
My question is how to do that. Should I just have him nurse from the good side for a day? (or two? or three?) What will that do to the supply on each side? I have a pump, but that also hurts my nipples, and if I'm trying to let the left heal, I'm not sure the trauma from pumping is helpful.
My right side has healed and toughened enough that nursing there isn't painful.
My left, however, is still painful. It seems to be stuck in a cycle of small injuries piling on top of other small, unhealed injuries, to the point where it never gets comfortable. I think that if I could let it heal completely, the small injuries that DS inflicts (dropping the latch, pulling off) wouldn't be enough to be painful.
My question is how to do that. Should I just have him nurse from the good side for a day? (or two? or three?) What will that do to the supply on each side? I have a pump, but that also hurts my nipples, and if I'm trying to let the left heal, I'm not sure the trauma from pumping is helpful.
