breast pain

i tried out a new pump and afterwards my right side started hurting. it’s mainly underneath my boob and my nipple. it’s like a stinging pain. any touch or movement hurts, even just letting it sit hurts:/

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Try a warm compression. Mine was like that too and I’m honestly not sure what it was but a warm compression and better latching helped. It was like this for a week or so for me

Sounds like a clogged duct to me! I had two clogged ducts and both were underneath, it was soo painful to sleep on my stomach, to hug people, to do anything really. I did warm compresses, fed on that side alot and epsom salt haakaa and within a few days it had resolved. Make sure to intervene quickly so it doesn’t become full on mastitis!

how long do i wait to pump after feeding him on that side?

I had pain as well and warm compresses definitely helped! But also if you’re able to see a lactation specialist try it out. They helped me a lot. It could be a lot of things. Clogged duct, bad latching, or maybe your pump flange size isn’t the right one for you (this is actually very important) if your flange is too big or small it will hurt you. The lactation consultant will help you problem solve around all of it.

Sometimes if I have to use my off-hand old pump after a good session it will feel like painful tugging from the nipple inwards and underneath (but still deep in the boob if that makes sense)

After playing around with pumps the last fees weeks only thing I can attribute the pain to is after pump spasms possibly from an incorrect flange im using (they can be caused by pumping to long or hard as well).
Sometimes my actual nipple can't even soften because it's so uncomfortable.

Flange size is a big factor I'm assuming in my discomfort it might be yours as well.

Also I notice my handsfree bra pump definitely restricts flow more than the typical tubing pump that you hold. That may be (for me) an issue that can be solved by using a looser bra with that one.

Anyways my advice is to keep trying methods.
Try aquafor inside the flange and around your areola for less friction.
Warm cloths or stand in the hot shower and let's the warm run over you.
Gentle massage starting at the top of breast working toward nipple

Oh and pump. If it's a clogged duct or beginning mastitis you wanna get ahead of it and nurse/ pump that sucker out

I’ve recently been experiencing this as well. Warm compress, massaging the area (I have a lactation massager that works wonders) and also nursing/pumping on that side.

in our community

Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

i just want someone to talk to😔😔😔😔

when things get hard i have nothing not any support from my partner im convinced he doesn’t even love me anymore but thats another story
I have a 3 yo and a 2yo that are in bed sleeping only just now. I have a 1 yo that’s been sleeping from 8 o’clock to 10 o’clock. I just gave her her milk and she would’ve gone back to sleep if it wasn’t that
I lost her dummy earlier in the day when I went out
so now she won’t go back to sleep and she won’t accept any of the other dummy’s i have!😔😔and it’s 10 o’clock and I’m gonna be up until 3 o’clock with her and when she does want to go to sleep i won’t have any dummy to give her she will accept and she won’t sleep without it i just wanna cry 😔i have nobody to talk to and i feel so alone i get no support from anybody i’m so tired and i don’t feel well to top it off😔