[Amandala]

I've got a 1 month old babyguy now, and the "new normal" includes three types of ow! that I wanted to get some opinions on:<br><br>
1) Every time he latches on. It looks like a good latch, but it hurts like hell for a minute or a few, then either he finds his rhythm or it just stops hurting, not sure which.<br><br>
2) This 'let-down' thing: is it supposed to hurt like burning/stabbing every time?<br><br>
3) I drink some beer or wine (gasp! I know! But I've got bottles and bottles pumped for such occasions!). Every time I drink alcohol (and we're talking one to two beers before I'm done, these days), there's the burning/stabbing boobs again.<br><br>
Notes: there's nothing visually wrong with the equipment. No spots, cracks, or anything else to see. Baby has no weirdness going on with his mouth, at least not that can be seen.<br><br>
Is this all just normal? Yuck, if it is!

 

[readytobedone]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">I've got a 1 month old babyguy now, and the "new normal" includes three types of ow! that I wanted to get some opinions on:<br><br>
1) Every time he latches on. It looks like a good latch, but it hurts like hell for a minute or a few, then either he finds his rhythm or it just stops hurting, not sure which.<br><br>
2) This 'let-down' thing: is it supposed to hurt like burning/stabbing every time?<br><br>
3) I drink some beer or wine (gasp! I know! But I've got bottles and bottles pumped for such occasions!). Every time I drink alcohol (and we're talking one to two beers before I'm done, these days), there's the burning/stabbing boobs again.<br><br>
Notes: there's nothing visually wrong with the equipment. No spots, cracks, or anything else to see. Baby has no weirdness going on with his mouth, at least not that can be seen.<br><br>
Is this all just normal? Yuck, if it is!</div>
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the latch-on pain can be normal for the first several weeks. i never felt let-down really but i know some people do and they do describe it as burning. my mom said it felt like little rocks trickling down the ducts...ewwww.<br><br>
the good news is over time you will feel let down less and less.<br><br>
the only suggestion i have is drop those bottles in case they're causing any nipple confusion. even a slight shift in the latch could cause more pain. 1-2 beers and then nursing should be fine--just nurse as you drink and then the let down pain won't hurt as much! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink">

 

[RunnerDuck]

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<div style="font-style:italic;">the latch-on pain can be normal for the first several weeks. i never felt let-down really but i know some people do and they do describe it as burning. my mom said it felt like little rocks trickling down the ducts...ewwww.<br><br>
the good news is over time you will feel let down less and less.<br><br>
the only suggestion i have is drop those bottles in case they're causing any nipple confusion. even a slight shift in the latch could cause more pain. 1-2 beers and then nursing should be fine--just nurse as you drink and then the let down pain won't hurt as much! <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.mothering.com/discussions/images/smilies/winky.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink"></div>
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Yeah, that, for most of it.<br><br>
I did feel let down. Let down pain for me early on felt like straight pins being pulled through my nipples. I thought how the heck can any one stand this for long?? But it did go away - whew. And that was with my son... I *think* with the girls I either didn't have it at all or had it way less.<br><br>
Drinking and nursing in moderation is not a problem. If you have the stabbing pain while drinking, the drinking is triggering the let down... either from being relaxed or from the joy buzz or something. I would just nurse, not pump.