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My ds is 16 months old and my cycles have sort of come back. I've had one possibly ovulatory cycle, 2 anovulatory cycles and one 41 day cycle without ovulation, so far. Maybe a week ago my nipples started getting really tender. It hurts every time my ds nurses. This same thing happened when my cycles returned when I was nursing ds2. I'm sure it's related to hormones. Has anyone had experience with this and a way to relieve it?
post #2 of 6
my nipples get really tender when I have my period, and my supply drops so ds wants to nurse all the time and it feels icky.

i find myself giving him more solid food and using distraction and trying to save nursing for when he/we really need it (naps, bed, and pain)
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and my supply drops so ds wants to nurse all the time and it feels icky.
hmmm...I wonder if my supply drops as well. I was just talking about how ds didn't seem to be nursing as much and I was afraid he was going to fully wean. All of a sudden he started wanting to nurse all the time and it hurts! I find myself limiting his nursing time because of the pain, which I don't really want to do.
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Well, it seems to be associated with ovulation with me. I ovulated 4 days ago and my nipples are no longer so tender.
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ohh, interestiing. My nipples were killing me for about 5 days a few weeks ago. My first postpartum flow started today. I always would have guessed nips would hurt during pre-menstrual/menstrual, but I guess not for us.
post #6 of 6
Mine was always related to Oing as well. I don't have the paper anymore, but calcium and magnesium? are supposed to help supply when it gets lowered from af.
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