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[quote=Anonymous]Baby was born last week. He latched right away and my supply is fine so far. It’s been super painful, though. I developed bruising and blisters within the first 12 hours. It was excruciating until I started using nipple shields, now it’s still very painful but bearable.

Two lactation consultants have told me his latch looks good and suggested that I get him checked for tongue tie. Pediatrician didn’t detect one. So basically, no one really knows why he’s continuing to feed in a way that feels like every single suck is a chomp on my nipple. No one can tell me if/how/when this will get better.

I breastfed my first for over a year. I also had a TON of pain in the first 8 weeks or so. The advice I got then was basically to tough it out, sometimes it just hurts until they get older. This turned out to be true, but even after the pain subsided, I struggled with mastitis, clogs, and generally with how hard it is to be the only one who can feed baby unless you plan it out and pump in advance.

Last night baby cluster fed every hour for 5 hours and it almost broke me. He’s on the smaller side, so he’s been eating a lot more often than my first did. Lactation consultants confirmed that he’s getting enough at each feed. I haven’t slept more than an hour or two at once since baby was born. I can’t interact with my toddler as much as my husband does because I’m always nursing the baby.

I guess I could pump, but then I’m spending even more time on feeding.

In spite of all this, it feels so wrong to throw in the towel so soon. My supply is great. If my first is any indication, this will get better in 6-8 weeks, so I feel like I should just tough it out. But I don’t want to.

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