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Latch problem, need help
Many latch problems can be corrected if caught early enough. I urge you to
seek the help of a good IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) as often the ones that see you in the hospital are not certified, not to mention that they are not all created equal. You can find one in your area athttp://www.breastfeeding.com/directory/lcdirectory.html When you find a good one they are worth their weight in gold. I fyou are in the Phoenix area I can recommend an awesome one... Good luck, CY "Dan C." wrote in message news:cCR8b.335207$cF.101323@rwcrnsc53... Hi all, I'm a new father and my wife is having problem with latching and is considering giving up breastfeeding. Our son is only 10 days old and cannot latch on correctly. We saw a LC at the hospital, but she was not very helpful. He attaches to the breast, but then pulls his lower lip towards the nipple and sucks some breast tissue (upper lip) and the nipple itself (lower lip). That causes my wife severe pain and bleeding. Even when we manage to latch him on correctly, he immediately draws in the lower lip. We tried different positions and pulling his chin down, but we cannot remove him far enough from the nipple His lower lip is always curled inwardly as much as we try to re-latch him or pull it out. Any suggestions or advices would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan |
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Latch problem, need help
In article cCR8b.335207$cF.101323@rwcrnsc53,
"Dan C." wrote: He attaches to the breast, but then pulls his lower lip towards the nipple and sucks some breast tissue (upper lip) and the nipple itself (lower lip). That causes my wife severe pain and bleeding. Even when we manage to latch him on correctly, he immediately draws in the lower lip. We tried different positions and pulling his chin down, but we cannot remove him far enough from the nipple His lower lip is always curled inwardly as much as we try to re-latch him or pull it out. This sounds very much like what happened to me, and I had a good lactation consultant who helped me. I started off well, but developed some pain in the second week, which got bad enough that I called for help. The LC showed me that he latched on well, but closed his mouth as the feed went on, which meant part of my breast came out of his mouth. The baby needs to take a good mouthful so that the nipple is drawn towards the back of the mouth. My nipple was being squashed on DS's hard palate, and his suckling pulled on the base of the nipple instead of my areola, which made it crack. Ow ow ow. I can still remember the cold sweat from the pain (and the tears). What I had to do was retrain the baby's latch. Whenever his latch went wrong, I had to delatch him and put him on again properly. The first week was very hard, especially at night, when we were both tired so it was easy for his latch to go wrong. I seemed to spend all night putting him on and taking him off, putting him on and taking him off. It was a nightmare. BUT... after a week, I realised there had been an improvement. That was an encouragement to keep at it. After another week, we were well on the road to recovery and I was no longer in pain. Your wife needs some supportive women around -- just having some one to talk to makes things easier. What country are you in? In most countries, you should contact La Leche League; in Australia, the Australian Breastfeeding Association. Both are organisations of mothers who want to help other mothers. -- Chookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "...children should continue to be breastfed... for up to two years of age or beyond." -- Innocenti Declaration, Florence, 1 August 1990 |
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Latch problem, need help
A good LC would help; try to find one in your area.
You might search the archives for my post from february, called "update to tongue problem and bleeding nipples". In it, I describe in some detail all the problems we had. It's kind of confusing, but you may find that some of the latching problems we went through ring a bell for you. Some immediate coping mechanisms for the pain and bleeding: Look for Soothies in the breastfeeding supplies area of your pharmacy/CVS-type store. They feel so good! Alternate the breast your wife feeds from: use one one day while pumping from the other; use the other the next day while pumping from the first one. That'll help repair the nipples. However, these are both short-term coping strategies, not cures. Your wife needs a cure! Please tell her to hang in there. Pain and feeding problems are just awful on top of the already-stressful postpartum stuff she is dealing with. But breastfeeding is not supposed to be painful and the very large majority of women who try it end up having problem-free breastfeeding by 6 weeks. The baby's mouth will get larger, if nothing else. But don't try to wait for that! Read my previous post and search the archives for other latching problem stories, but most of all, get yourselves a good LC. Good luck! "Dan C." wrote in message news:cCR8b.335207$cF.101323@rwcrnsc53... Hi all, I'm a new father and my wife is having problem with latching and is considering giving up breastfeeding. Our son is only 10 days old and cannot latch on correctly. We saw a LC at the hospital, but she was not very helpful. He attaches to the breast, but then pulls his lower lip towards the nipple and sucks some breast tissue (upper lip) and the nipple itself (lower lip). That causes my wife severe pain and bleeding. Even when we manage to latch him on correctly, he immediately draws in the lower lip. We tried different positions and pulling his chin down, but we cannot remove him far enough from the nipple His lower lip is always curled inwardly as much as we try to re-latch him or pull it out. Any suggestions or advices would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dan |
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Latch problem, need help
I have two suggestions.
1. Look in the phone book and check for an IBCLC certified LC. Hospital LC often have inadequate training. 2. Hae your son checked for tongue tie. This can cause a bad latch. Good luck, Larry Dan C. writes: : Hi all, : I'm a new father and my wife is having problem with latching and is : considering giving up breastfeeding. Our son is only 10 days old : and cannot latch on correctly. We saw a LC at the hospital, but : she was not very helpful. : He attaches to the breast, but then pulls his lower lip towards the : nipple and sucks some breast tissue (upper lip) and the nipple itself : (lower lip). That causes my wife severe pain and bleeding. Even : when we manage to latch him on correctly, he immediately draws : in the lower lip. We tried different positions and pulling his chin down, : but we cannot remove him far enough from the nipple His lower : lip is always curled inwardly as much as we try to re-latch him or : pull it out. : Any suggestions or advices would be greatly appreciated. : Thanks, : Dan |
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