Nipple pulling

Any other breastfeeding mamas getting their nipples pulled during feedings? My daughter will feed and then pull on my nipple if i say “ouch that hurts mama” she just gives me a big smile. My nipples are so sensitive now, we had to not nurse on one side all day because she pulled very hard that it just hurt to nurse her.

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Same bc my daughter is starting to teeth but nothing has popped up yet so it feels soothing to her gums. I just try to keep nipple cream on it and I’ve read how putting your own breast milk around the nipple can help heal as well. So I do both which seems to help🤷🏽‍♀️

I’ll have to try that, I’ve only been using nipple cream it’s kinda working

Yes same, I unlatch him and sit him up we take a break for a minute or two and then try again. Honestly now that I think about it I feel like it's stopped really. So maybe it worked 🤣 anyone else's days bleeding together 🫠😵‍💫

Yes my son had been doing this since he was 2/3 months old. I take it away and sit him up and watch him cry, tell him no. And try again after a min so mommy is calmer.

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