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    Posted: 20 August 2011 at 2:10pm
Hi all im new to this website but i was just wondering if there was any mum's out there who had their nipple done & were stil able to breastfeed???

I couldnt breastfeed with my son as he came 11 weeks early and my milk dried out after 2 weeks but i am currently 20weeks pregnant and if all goes to plan and i do go full term i would like to breastfeed this baby but as i have my nipple done i am unsure if i will be able to...

I didnt have it done when i was preg with my son so this is new for me...

Any help i will be greatful

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do you mean nipple pierced? As far as I know (dont have that piercing myself) there isnt a problem. Have heard that milk can come out of the pierced hole too!

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I had my nipple pierced, and I can breastfeed without any problems (well without problems related to that!!). If you have concerns about breastfeeding I would highly recommend you go along to your local La Leche League - pregnant women are more than welcome to attend meetings, and the women are really supportive and come from a range of backgrounds and are able to provide lots of info and support.
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I had my nipple pierced as well and i took it out about a year before i got pregnant . i had alot of breastfeeding problems at the beggining but not related to the piercing at all , after a few months once breastfeeding was going better i noticed that my baby HATED feeding off the side i had had pierced , i think maybe she couldnt get enough milk out of it or she had to suck alot harder but not too sure , at 4mths old i stopped breastfeeding from that breast and my daughter just fed off the other side (yes i was a bit lopsided) but i still managed to breastfeed until she self weened at one year old! so even if you were to have problems you can still feed off one side , From what iv heard thay can get everything they need out of one breast as your body makes up for it and just fills the good breast . im not 100% if it was piercing related as to why she stopped feeding off that side but i definatly think it had something to do with it .

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I have a nipple piercing and have sucessfully breastfed two babies. It hasn't been a problem.

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I had 4 nipple piercings (vertical and horizontal in each nipple) which i didnt take out until 18 weeks or so pregnant and its been no problem at all.

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Thanks heaps guys for al your helpful comments ;-)

I can relax a bit now knowing that even with having my nipple pierced i will stil be able to breastfeed with it in & yea i will go to one of my local La Leche League to get advice from them as well...

Thanks again
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hey Bowie, random question, but are/were you on IAM?
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Originally posted by Bowie Bowie wrote:

I had 4 nipple piercings (vertical and horizontal in each nipple) which i didnt take out until 18 weeks or so pregnant and its been no problem at all.



Me too ! I've never had any problems at all.
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Originally posted by NewPhoenix NewPhoenix wrote:

hey Bowie, random question, but are/were you on IAM?


Sure! Though i think mine has expired. Will send in some new pics and get reactivated i think!
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