https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:38:17 +0000 Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:45:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=1432 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26793&title=breast-prep#26793 Author: tania4
Subject: 1432
Posted: 02 February 2006 at 10:45am

Thanks Heaps everyone ]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:45:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26793&title=breast-prep#26793 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26783&title=breast-prep#26783 Author: preggy_sunflower
Subject: 1432
Posted: 02 February 2006 at 10:13am

I read in Penelope Leach's book that your nipples do not need any toughening up at all, that they are just fine as they are.....]]> Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:13:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26783&title=breast-prep#26783 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26454&title=breast-prep#26454 Author: tania4
Subject: 1432
Posted: 30 January 2006 at 8:38am

ouch!!That made my eyes water just imagining it ]]> Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:38:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26454&title=breast-prep#26454 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26447&title=breast-prep#26447 Author: newmum
Subject: 1432
Posted: 29 January 2006 at 10:07pm

My mum told me to brush my nipples with a toothbrush no way was I going to do that!!! ]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:07:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26447&title=breast-prep#26447 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26402&title=breast-prep#26402 Author: tania4
Subject: 1432
Posted: 29 January 2006 at 8:34am

After the heat we had here yesterday i dunno if I would want to put my poor nipples out therelol
Imagine getting them sunburnt ]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:34:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26402&title=breast-prep#26402 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26400&title=breast-prep#26400 Author: AlyAyde
Subject: 1432
Posted: 29 January 2006 at 7:51am

your skin is much more sensitive to sunlight when your pregnant.]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:51:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26400&title=breast-prep#26400 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26399&title=breast-prep#26399 Author: Kim
Subject: 1432
Posted: 28 January 2006 at 11:53pm

My Mum told me that as well!]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2006 23:53:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26399&title=breast-prep#26399 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26384&title=breast-prep#26384 Author: 98765
Subject: 1432
Posted: 28 January 2006 at 12:40pm

My mum told me to get ur nipples out in the sun to toughen them up ]]> Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:40:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26384&title=breast-prep#26384 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26324&title=breast-prep#26324 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 1432
Posted: 27 January 2006 at 12:41pm

haha yeah, no interference there!
But I think the support of good midwives is invaluable.
Hopefully things have improved since then.
Will have a word to Carolyn for sure and let you know what I find out ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:41:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26324&title=breast-prep#26324 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26299&title=breast-prep#26299 Author: tania4
Subject: 1432
Posted: 27 January 2006 at 8:50am

That would be so great nikki,when I was in hosp with my youngest they made it really stressful by trying to force Olivia on while she was screaming A friend of my mothers was a midwife there at the time and she was on when I tried the 3am feed and Olivia went straight on for her but unfortunately that was her last shift before going on leave They also gave Olivia cold formula on a spoon (which I am not sure about this)but she ended up having reflux and they would put her down on her back and I would hear her choking on her vomitIn the end I put a sign on her telling them to put her down on her side!As you can see I havent had a good time of it in hospitals so I really want to do it right this time.Maybe going home asap would help,as I could do it my way?? ]]> Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:50:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26299&title=breast-prep#26299 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26219&title=breast-prep#26219 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 1432
Posted: 26 January 2006 at 1:42pm

And Tania, my dad's girlfriend is the manager of that section of the hospital, I could probably find out who the nice midwives are regarding breastfeeding and get Carolyn to swing one your way when you are in?]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:42:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26219&title=breast-prep#26219 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26183&title=breast-prep#26183 Author: lizzle
Subject: 1432
Posted: 26 January 2006 at 9:51am

those midwives often make me feel really sorry for those people who, for some erason can't breastfeed. ]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:51:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26183&title=breast-prep#26183 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26175&title=breast-prep#26175 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 1432
Posted: 26 January 2006 at 8:47am

The lactation consultant I had up at the Rotorua hospital was Margaret. She was pretty good but I found her a little too forceful. The other midwives were brilliant, really patient. This sounds freaking weird, but they ended up hand expressing out of my breasts for me!!! At the time I didn't think anything of it and now I look back and I'm like "what the hell!?!"
Anyway, just to show the lengths they will go to to help out!

I had to give Hannah formula top ups as she was such a big baby and so hungry and my milk didn't come in until day 3. Margaret was not happy about the formula but my midwife recently told her I breastfed until 13 months so she was very happy with her efforts.
In the first couple of weeks I had blistered and bleeding nipples, I used lanolin and perservered and it eventually became enjoyable.

Apparently Rotorua has got extra strict on the whole breastfeeding thing. My midwife made comments about how it's like police work. They are making sure every mother reads and signs the anti-formula form every time they give a bottle (which was policy when I was there but never implemented, I think I signed it once). I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not but at least they are supportive of breast feeding!]]> Thu, 26 Jan 2006 08:47:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26175&title=breast-prep#26175 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26161&title=breast-prep#26161 Author: Maya
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 10:34pm

Rubbing colustrum in is supposed to help, but it's not a good idea to do this pre-birth as there have been some studies linking nipple stimulation to premature labour as it releases oxytocin, one of the hormones which causes contractions in labour. But after bubs is born it's a great idea.

The only advice I have is to get good support - I had mastitis when Maya was 3 weeks old and had 9 days in hospital with it. I would have given up b/feedinf then because of the pain, being sick etc. but I had a very supportive midwife which really helped.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 22:34:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26161&title=breast-prep#26161 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26157&title=breast-prep#26157 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:45pm

try and get as much help as you can from the nurses and midwives at the hospital, and also the lactation consultant can help too if they have one - talk to them about the problems you had last time and oput things in place this time to ensure your success. I had probs 1st time round - this time i haven't cos i perservered and although there were a few probs at around 6 wks i fought thru and am now still feeding Ayja at 8mths. support and knowledge are the best preparation really.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:45:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26157&title=breast-prep#26157 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26133&title=breast-prep#26133 Author: tania4
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 4:15pm

Thanks EveryoneI guess I will have to wait and see how I go,I just really,really want to do it right this time.Hopefully the nurses at Rotorua Hosp are better than the ones I had in Gisborne ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:15:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26133&title=breast-prep#26133 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26122&title=breast-prep#26122 Author: fattartsrock
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 3:00pm

I didn't do anything to prepare them. had a bit of discomfort, but nothing major, no cracks etc. my midwife told me not to do anything to "toughen" them up, and the nurses at the hosp told me to rub the colostrum into them.. good luck!]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:00:22 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26122&title=breast-prep#26122 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26102&title=breast-prep#26102 Author: fairsk8
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 11:58am

My mum said not to use anything on your nipples like lanolin or anything because it softens them instead of hardening them but when you finish b/f squeeze a little of the hind milk out and rub it on and then let it dry before covering your nipples up again, your nipples prepare themselves naturally. The first couple of days b/f does make them a little tender but they sort themselves out. With the chewing of your nipples it could of been because of the attachment,baby may not of been latched on properly, iwas not shown how to breastfeed properly until after a week of b/f and my nipples were bleeding as well, but once my mum showed me how to get him latched on properly he has been fine since and i have had no problems. Don't know if this is any help.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:58:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26102&title=breast-prep#26102 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26100&title=breast-prep#26100 Author: MINXY
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 11:32am

Someone told me everytime you get out of the shower rub each nipple harsly with your towel about 10 times this helps make them tougher and easier when you have a baby breastfeeding.

When I tried this after a couple of days I had bloody sore nipples but I did notice they had toughen up a bit.

I must admit I have stopped and dont know why...must keep it up. ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:32:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26100&title=breast-prep#26100 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26098&title=breast-prep#26098 Author: toniellis
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 11:15am

Hi there, I used to just squeeze a little bit of colostrum out & rub it into my nipples before Alex was born. I duno if it helped but I'm still bfing my son and he is 15 months old now. And in the whole time I've only had to deal with one small crack. I could have just been lucky though.]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:15:51 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26098&title=breast-prep#26098 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26089&title=breast-prep#26089 Author: newmum
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 10:08am

I didn't do prep either but Lanolin saved my life in the first week or so. Sorry I'm not much help either ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:08:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26089&title=breast-prep#26089 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26078&title=breast-prep#26078 Author: lizzle
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:40am

My MIL told me to rub them with lanolin. I have no idea if this works as , sorry - don't wanna rub it in, i had no problems with breastfeeding.
My midwife said that no prep is needed really, however, i know in Nanas day and Mums day they would do stuff. Don't know if this is helpful at all!!]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:40:31 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26078&title=breast-prep#26078 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26075&title=breast-prep#26075 Author: tania4
Subject: 1432
Posted: 25 January 2006 at 9:38am

Can anyone help?I was unable to breastfeed both my daughters,one because she was born at 30 weeks and had no one tell me how to deal with the stress and to perservere,and the second because all she did was chew my nippleswhich bled constantly and my milk didnt come in properly.Is there any secret to preparing your breasts to help the milk come in and to harden your nipples??I have purchased nipple shields just in case I need them.
Any help would be great as I really want to succeed this time ]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 09:38:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1432&PID=26075&title=breast-prep#26075