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A few questions
Cnudje_1Guest ·
Hi ladies,
On Monday, Feb 6th, I gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Julie.
I'm breastfeeding now and have a few questions:
It's been 5 days now and my nipples are sore. Is this normal? There are also some dried crusts visible on the nipple itself. They told me in the hospital that I was latching well.
I put a drop of milk on them now, let it dry, and then apply some lanolin.
The first sucks hurt, a kind of pulling sensation. Is this normal? I can still feel that sensation during feeding while she's sucking.
It's also true that our girl drinks a bit less during the day because she sleeps more in the afternoon. Especially at night she does cluster feeding. From 11pm she's basically constantly drinking, I'd say. She sometimes falls asleep, but if we take her out of our bed and put her in her own crib she starts crying and searching. Then I have to latch her again and she drinks again. So I switch breasts a lot during the night, which is probably also the reason my nipples hurt afterwards.
Is this cluster feeding normal? It's quite heavy since I haven't slept much for several days.
She also lies with me all the time, even sleeps with me because I fall asleep.
In the hospital they said this was okay... so I'm not sure what to do.
I also had an episiotomy and was wondering if the sensation to pee and poop will come back?
Now I do feel the need to pee, but when I do, it doesn't feel quite right.
Also, when I need to poop, I almost can't because I'm afraid to push or something. I feel like everything will come out (intestines or whatever).
Is this normal? It's painful, I must say, such an episiotomy!
On Monday, Feb 6th, I gave birth to a beautiful daughter named Julie.
I'm breastfeeding now and have a few questions:
It's been 5 days now and my nipples are sore. Is this normal? There are also some dried crusts visible on the nipple itself. They told me in the hospital that I was latching well.
I put a drop of milk on them now, let it dry, and then apply some lanolin.
The first sucks hurt, a kind of pulling sensation. Is this normal? I can still feel that sensation during feeding while she's sucking.
It's also true that our girl drinks a bit less during the day because she sleeps more in the afternoon. Especially at night she does cluster feeding. From 11pm she's basically constantly drinking, I'd say. She sometimes falls asleep, but if we take her out of our bed and put her in her own crib she starts crying and searching. Then I have to latch her again and she drinks again. So I switch breasts a lot during the night, which is probably also the reason my nipples hurt afterwards.
Is this cluster feeding normal? It's quite heavy since I haven't slept much for several days.
She also lies with me all the time, even sleeps with me because I fall asleep.
In the hospital they said this was okay... so I'm not sure what to do.
I also had an episiotomy and was wondering if the sensation to pee and poop will come back?
Now I do feel the need to pee, but when I do, it doesn't feel quite right.
Also, when I need to poop, I almost can't because I'm afraid to push or something. I feel like everything will come out (intestines or whatever).
Is this normal? It's painful, I must say, such an episiotomy!
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MamaN #2
Hi girl,
I breastfed for 21 months myself and indeed, it does hurt in the first few days. I think it took about 2 weeks for me. It might be that your little one doesn't really know the difference between day and night yet, which is why she sleeps better during the day and wakes up more often at night. Cluster feeding is also very common in the first few months so that your breasts can adjust to her needs. Don't worry too much; the behavior your little one is showing is actually quite normal. And girl, my little one also spent a lot of time lying on me. A mother who breastfeeds naturally lies close to protect her child, so the chance of anything happening is basically 0! Just hang in there, sweetheart, it will really get better!
I don't know about the episiotomy because I had a C-section myself. -
Anonymous Guest #3
I didn’t have an episiotomy but I did have a small tear, so it was stitched up too. My postpartum care assistant suggested that every time I had to feed (I also gave formula, but my little one wasn’t able to feed on her own at first, so I had to wake her up because otherwise she’d lose too much weight in the beginning), I should also go to the toilet and make sure to fully empty my bladder. Also do some pelvic floor exercises; you can just do them while sitting during the first few weeks. You pretend you’re trying to hold in your pee, and you tighten those muscles. That way, you’ll naturally regain that sensation. Drinking plenty of fluids is good for both breastfeeding and your bowels. If needed, ask your GP for some laxatives if you really don’t feel like going.
My nipples hurt a bit during the first two weeks, but then it stopped. Your breasts also need time to get used to the intensity, but if you keep latching well, it’ll get better on its own.
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