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Posted: 15 December 2005 at 10:10am | IP Logged

Just when I thought I had my fill of feeling unwell my nipple has gone and blooming cracked.

I think it is a combination of being dehydrated so my skin is very dry and Ollie having biten me a few times.  I have some Lasinoh which is meant to be the best thing to use and am avoiding feeding on that side as much as possible and hand expressing the milk.

I can't believe how painful it is I suffered very badly when I fed Fran but had escaped so far with Ollie. NOT FARE!!!

Posted: 15 December 2005 at 10:31am | IP Logged

Oh Sam you poor poor thing!

I have been lucky (so far) with Ed. I have heard thaat rubbing your own breastmilk into the nipple helps though (I'm sure you knew that!)

Posted: 15 December 2005 at 10:38am | IP Logged

Yes have been doing that Madz it seems to make it sticky not sure if it helps....

Am hand expressing milk off as feeding him is too painful during the day on that side.  Fed him in the night from that side and omg did it hurt!

Posted: 19 December 2005 at 1:43pm | IP Logged

I had the same problem and I was in shear agony! to the point I was gonna give up as both were cracked. I found nipple protectors in Mothercare and they were a godsend! could feed with no pain at all and with the milk pooling in them they healed really fast and I was back to normal.

Just a thought!

x

Posted: 19 December 2005 at 1:55pm | IP Logged

ouch-i know how that feels

rubbing breast milk in works a little bit but i found lanisoh or boots own brand of nipple cream worked wonders

either that or go bra less!! not

i read somewhere that chilled cabbage leaves are soothing for mastitis so i wonder if that covers sore nips as well

just a thought

go and have a warm soothing bath

x 

Posted: 19 December 2005 at 3:09pm | IP Logged

Well it's a lot better now and I can feed from that side again as long as Ollie doesn't bite .

I purchased some Lasinoh cream at nearly £10 a tube but it was brilliant and I would reccommend it to anyone.  I went bra less too and rubbed milk in!

I think it cracked from being a bit dehydrated from being ill and also a little careless at night unlatching Ollie when he falls asleep I do tend to nod off and he slips off pulling the skin so am going to be more careful.  I had forgotten just how painful a cracked nipple could be.

Zoe lettuce leaves are good for mastitis and engorgement but shouldn't be used at other times because they do dry your milk up

Posted: 19 December 2005 at 3:13pm | IP Logged

do they really?  didnt know that

i never used them

is lasinoh the cream in a yellow tube with a flower on it?

cos thats the one i used and it was brill

Posted: 19 December 2005 at 10:19pm | IP Logged

I hear you there tilly I had the same problem with my eldest and it gets to the point you dread every feed.

Think you mean Kamilisan Zoe that's in a yellow tube with a flower but it contains peanut oil, I used it with my eldest and found it brilliant.