Those still nursing their toddlers...

[Shell_Ell]

Just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this. Sometimes nursing through pregnancy is like no man's land... I don't seem to have anyone to ask these questions of!

My breasts have had this tingly, hot, stinging bees feeling come and go the past two days. It feels like engorgment did in the very very beginning, or like if DS would sleep longer stretches. It's obviously NOT engorgment.

I'm wondering if perhaps it's just a hormonal change that happens at "the end". I also just recently 100% got colostrum in (and DS started nursing far shorter periods and got strange looks on his face) and then a few days later this started happening. It is also suddenly PAINFUL to nurse him, and it hasn't been this entire time. The only time I had discomfort was in the first two weeks or so of this pregnancy, and after that it was pretty much okay.

Any experiences?

[blueberrystamps]

I am still nursing my 23 month old it has seemed more painful to me the last 2 weeks and they kinda feel heavier my breasts that is no stinging here but I have had some itching so I do not know what that is I starter my daughter and myself on a pro biotic I had yeast issues when I had my first so I thought I would try to keep that at bay this time.

When I had the yeast I had more pain and stinging and burning is there a chance you have yeast going on?

[momof2girls1boy]

hey guys,
i'm not trying to hijack your thread but i was just wondering what are probiotics and do they help to prevent thrush? i had a couple of bad cases when i first started to nurse my dd,sooooo painful!
tia

[Ks Mama]

Yes.
I had the same thing happen right when my colostrum started coming in. My LLL leader told me it was likely because DD, after a period of getting nothing, was starting to suck harder now that there was something to get... and that it was likely bruising of the tissues.

Of course, watch for heat, redness, swollen/hard spots... but in general, what you described sounds just like what I experienced.

As soon as your milk comes in after birth, all is wonderful! Tandem nursing is going great for us so far! HANG IN THERE!!!

[Shell_Ell]

K's Mama... THANK YOU! That's exactly what I thought it probably was... a mix between that and hormones. It didn't strike me as thrush, and I've been doing probiotics for almost 2 months now.

Oddly enough the m/s feelings and fatigue have started to come back, too. I was wondering if there was a hike in progesterone right at the end of pregnancy or what. It feels very much like the beginning of pregnancy!

[awallrising]

In very basic terms, Probiotics contain good bacteria (like the ones in good yogurt) that help your own naturally occuring bacteria, particularly in your gut & they help get rid of yeast.

[kblackthorne]

Originally Posted by momof2girls1boy

....i was just wondering what are probiotics
tia

Anti = against, opposed to
biotic = life
pro = "for", in favor of

Antibiotics destroy life -- specifically, bacteria.

Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms, including Lactobacillus species, Bifidobacterium species and yeasts, that may beneficially affect the host upon ingestion by improving the balance of the intestinal microflora. (from http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/n...pro_0034.shtml)

Your digestive track is normally flourishing with beneficial microorganisms. These various organisms prevent other, less pleasant, microorganisms (including the yeast that causes thrush) to "set up shop". They simply out-compete them.

However, there are many things that can kill off the beneficial microorganisms -- from antibiotics to excessive use of antibacterial soap to ingestion of certain foods -- leaving the way open for less pleasant things.

Probiotics seek to replace the beneficial colonies, and keep a "healthy gut flora".

Since your digestive track is connected to your skin (for example, your skin is attached to your mouth, which is the top of your digestive track), having a healthy gut flora can affect that organ, as well.