breastfeeding - Painful let down
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Topic: breastfeeding - Painful let down
Posted By: Tastic
Subject: breastfeeding - Painful let down
Date Posted: 17 February 2010 at 10:41pm
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just wondering if its normal for the let-down to be painful? I absolutely cringe and sometime I'm almost in tears the let-down hurts so much.
the first few sucks are fine and after about 12 sucks after the let-down it becomes less painful but yeah is this normal? I dont remember this with the boys. ohh and its only really started in the last couple of days! |
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Posted By: Mamma2N
Date Posted: 17 February 2010 at 11:16pm
Completely normal  I'm sure you will find it eases up as your supply settles down. DD is nearly 11mths (excl. BF) and I haven't felt a let-down for well over 5mths. But I still remember those god awful pains in the early days!
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Posted By: Tastic
Date Posted: 17 February 2010 at 11:23pm
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thanks for that! I can't remember if I had it with the boys but probably did!
will try to grin and bear it
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 17 February 2010 at 11:27pm
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I had that too in the early weeks and it was SO painful! It has eased up a bit now. I still have a letdown, and it still hurts a wee bit for a few seconds but not compared to what it was at the start. Jamie is 10 weeks now and it eased up around the 6 week mark.
I hope it goes away soon for you. 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 February 2010 at 9:40pm
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I couldn't believe how much more painful it was with #2. Deep breaths & it does let up. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: Nikki
Date Posted: 18 February 2010 at 9:57pm
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Yep I had it too for a few weeks, then it gradually got better. I can still feel it now but it doesn't hurt. I had it with Jake too. I don't think the description of "slight tingling" that was given in AN classes was correct!!!! ------------- DS (5yrs) and DD (3yrs) |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 19 February 2010 at 7:31am
Congrats!!! Totally normal and apparently it is often more painful with subsequent bubs. At least you have no doubts about getting a let down To me it felt like someone had grabbed my nipple/breast and was twisting and squeezing it.....not unlike how I would imagine a BH would feel it they happened in your boob...how's that for a random thought.
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 19 February 2010 at 9:25am
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And even more fun when you'd have them in the supermarket & all you wanted to do is press on your boobs to make the pain go away LOL ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com">
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 19 February 2010 at 7:30pm
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Lol I do press to make the pain go away even in public, not that Ive been going out a neck of a lot yet. Its really sore, and can happen several times during a feed, and at random times of the day too.
I know it happened a bit with Isla but never like this, but then she fed tiny bits often, and Aiden feeds more reguraly around 3 hrly- not sure if that has anything to do with it or not. |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 12:00am
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My letdown has always been painful, and id cringe as well, its settled down a lot now but in the first 3 months, it was ouchies!!
I found the first few weeks the worst though, the painful let down and the painful cramps I got ------------- |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 22 February 2010 at 9:59am
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I had painful letdown for probably the first 8 weeks I likened it to barbed wire being dragged through the milk ducts I still have a really strong let down but it's just uncomfortable for a few seconds then gone although I still have to have a breastpad in the side I'm not feeding from other wise there is leakage..
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 23 February 2010 at 6:21pm
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emmett is a month old tomoro and the let down seems to hurt more if i havent feed him in a while like 1st feed in the morning etc ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |