For all new Breastfeeders to be!!!

Great idea Kelly!

I'll just chuck in my 2 cents here as well in case it helps someone else.
I didn't know this first time round and wound up giving up, which I really regret.
Breastfeeding can hurt, and your nipples might get really sore and damaged but this is normal and doesn't neccessarily mean you are doing something wrong.
It only took a week of discomfort and lots of purelan cream this time round, now Ben is feeding like a champ and I'm so glad I can do it!

but remember, while it can be quite uncomfy, an real "hurting" *usually* means that possibly they aren't latched on properly.. so get help, get someone to watch you latch baby on till you get the hand of it.. ie midwife, lactation consultant, nurse in hospital.. that is what they are there for.. by making sure you solve little probs from the start you can stop larger ones developing later on.

That said, never underestimate the power of good old fashioned advice from other mummies and the ladies on here too.
I remember having lots of probs with Paris before i found this site, with Ayja i had the same probs at about 6 weeks after her growth spurt has increased my supply, she had been feeding wonderfully up til then.. I started to really worry that i was going down the same road again.. until someone helped me realise the reason that she would choke when i let down was *DUH* my let down was too strong and she was getting awhole mouth full of milk. She got to the point where she would stop feeding just as i was about to let down cos she knew what was coming.   I learnt, instead of freaking out and ending up soaked in milk with a screaming kid, trying to latch her back on, to just have a towel handy, cover with that for a second or so till the force had diead down a tiny bit, then latch her back on.. stopped a whole lot of probs and once she learnt to cope with the new supply i didn't have to do that.

Also, i found that if baby doesn't look as if their bottom lip is right out properly, instead of trying to pry it out so they get good latch, just pull their skin on their chin downwards and out will pop the lip without you having to take baby off and relatch.

ok novel over.
sometimes its the little tricks that help so much.

Edited by mum2paris

My only advice is that let down hurt's cause I was told it should not hurt at all I use to take Alan off everytime it hurt. Now I relise that it was just the let down and it goes away after a few Min's. And like everyone else has said don't give up too easy I did woth alan and we had lots of problem's with formula.

Also I think its natural to get those little sucking blisters tooo..which do get sore but do go away!! baby can get them on his lips too!


Just saw one of the other ladies post in the other Forum that the chemist up in Auck said Paranet gauze was not good for baby?...Which was a bit of a suprise..

Our Midwives down here recommend this solution. I checked with the Pharmacist before I went ahead and they siad it was fine and was a good method to heal sore nipples.

So will leave it up to you guys to decide.

I just wanted to let you know anyway!!

(Would hate for people to think i was giving out misinformation)

Possibly that is it but its not sticky..more really soft and waxy and kind of melts and its all over it not on one side...they use it for flesh open wounds to stop stuff sticking (hence why I cant imagine it is very bad for baby????)...but it doesnt stick at all ..in fact it stops your "breast pads" sticking and is so soothing!!And I put the little squares straight onto my breast pads. Was great.

I think those two Ointments are pretty similar. Quite thick yellow goo is Lanisoh..not cream ..definitely ointment!!


My partner works for Fulton Hogan in Civil Construction.His hands are so rough and cut and just not nice..he hates it....he is always putting on moisturiser but it does nothing much but sucks it up!