36+5

Over the past couple of days my boobs have gotten SO SORE again. Is this normal the closer you get to birth? Like will my boobs stay this sore after labor and delivery? I want to exclusively breastfeed and I can’t imagine it with boobs this sore 😅

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I'm also 36+5, we are due date buddies! My nipples are tender most of the time, but I'm also expressing colostrum daily so that could be why.

Hey due date buddy!! Is this your first? I haven’t tried to express any colostrum at this point.

Yes! He is my first, how about you? Yeah I had a prenatal lactation consultant appointment. She showed me how to hand express and my colostrum has been flowing ever since!

Did your lactation consultant recommend a specific method? I’ve watched hand expression videos from my breastfeeding class and online and I’m still only getting drops.

The boob pain comes and goes. Yes it can vary even after baby comes. This is my second and I breast fed with my first and I have a lot more pains this go around. As breast tissue develops and gears up for baby the pains can be mild to moderate. Warm compresses can help or cold as well as Tylenol for pain management.

I think that is honestly just how colostrum works. It comes out in drops. I haven't yet been able to express more than 2ml in one sitting. After experimenting, I found the best way that works for me is to make my hand into a C, place my thumb and fore finger about two inches away from the areola, press back toward me chest then squeeze REALLY hard towards my nipple. If you place your fingers in different positions on the "clock" around the areola, sometimes you trigger different ducts and get more that way.

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