Nipple pain when breastfeeding

Have you tried nipple shields?

I tried them but they don’t stick on my nipples , maybe I just don’t know how to use them. And my babe doesn’t seem to know how to latch on them. He struggled a lot with them.

With the shields though, if I keep trying them and work eventually do continue to use them forever or does the baby learn to latch on without them overtime?

Hey I had the same problem I spoke to my gp and they figured my daughter had a tongue tie. It’s since been cut and it’s so much better.

Have you had your latch checked professionally? & has baby been checked for tongue tie?

Are your nipples damaged or they’re just sore?

Hey!

I had the same thing, it hurt for over 2months and I thought maybe my baby has a tongue tie, maybe there is something wrong... I saw a lactation consultant, an osteopath, talked to my midwife, literally all the things.

It turns out I had vasospasm, I read up on it and started taking the recommended supplements to help lessen then pain and it REALLY improved. I also used nipple shields for a 2-3months and that helped a ton too. The nipple shields are hard to get used to at first but just make sure you "suction" them properly, your baby also has to get used to it but it might improve your baby's latch since the shield is bigger than your nipple.

Anyways, hope this helps!