[ladybugchild77]

Kiera has nursed to sleep for her nap since birth. I just couldn't do it today. I am soooo sore due to lack of milk at theis point in my pregnancy in combination with her teething that it hurt too badly. I am also getting the creepy crawly feeling I read about when she is nursing. My poor babe cried and screamed, "Na na!" over and over. I tried a few times on each side but the pain was excrutiating. I feel like the world's worst mother. She has cut herself back to nursing 3-4 times a day recently and we both really enjoy those times - usually. What can I do so I don't feel like climbing the walls when she is nursing becasue of the pain/nursing aversion due to pregnancy? Please help...and send good nursing vibes!

 

[alegna]

Maybe try to increase your supply a bit? Drink tons of water and try to eat oatmeal a few times a day and see if that helps.

good luck!

-Angela

 

[mezzaluna]

i'm so sorry!

taking notes here because i'm newly pg and nursing my 20 mo. old frequently!

 

[Marco Esquandolas]

Ok, ok, this isn't totally unreversably horrible. So ONE, and I repeat, ONE feeding in her whole life of feedings went down NOT as planned. Danged pregnancy hormones.

This is totally fixable. No worries, and don't dwell on it, and don't beat yourself up over it.

Ok, while you are experiencing this "dip", focus on the most important, nutritive feedings. You *need* to keep those, skin crawling, wishes to bolt outta here! and all.

She is gonna vibe off your animosity. You "gots to chill", mama. If you are all worked up, guess what? That stress *will* be something she picks up on, it will make her more needy and clingy, and it will make any letdown harder to come by, all of which will set you up for more bad times. Get yourself mentally prepared prior to these essential feedings. Look into all the things that increase production and incorporate ASAP (rest, hydration out the wazoo, fenugreek [sp?], meditations [visualize let down and calm-the mind is strong], and oatmeal was already suggest, and that does work-dunno why, I just know it does). Know this isn't permanent, isn't forever, and it will get better. Aaaaand, as requested, <<<<<<<<super duper happy thru the roof happy and all is gonna be OK good and positive nursing vibes>>>>>>>> comin your way NOW!

*POOF*

 

[turtlemama77]

For me, those feeling of wanting to jump up and run away when dd is nursing came and went. Some days were really hard, and some days weren't bad at all. What I tended to do was wait to initiate nursing to sleep until I knew dd was super tired. I made sure she was very active when she was awake so she would be good and ready to go to sleep. If I knew that the session wouldn't last much more than 15 minutes or so, I could deal with that.

It helped for me to have dd open her mouth really really wide when latching on. Sometimes I thought about other things, or practiced relaxation breathing.

Hang in there!

 

[~Megan~]

I didn't notice how old she is but with dd at 2.5 I could count to 10 and then she'd happily pop off.

I'm sorry for you both! I hope you can figure out a way to meet both of your needs.