r/breastfeeding • u/heychristina0 • 16h ago

Any help appreciated!

Hey all! Baby is 5 months. She’s been EBF besides taking a bottle of breastmilk when I work 1-2 days a week. It’s probably about 2-3 bottles on those days.

The right side has always been the better side. The left always producing a little less. She tends to mess with the bad side more like pinching and pulling my skin. My nipple on that side has been a bit sore lately but as of 2 days ago it’s so painful when she’s feeding. I feel like her latch is shallow on that side and I try to help her by compressing it and getting more in her mouth which she usually pulls it and then gets shallow again.

I don’t see anything on this side like a blister or sore. But it’s like striking white hot pain only at the nipple when shes eating on that side. After a while of feeding the pain dissipates a bit but I feel like the pain is stressing out my body and my supply may drop when I really make exactly what she needs and no more.

Thanks all for any advice or support! I have three girls and this one I’ve breastfed the longest and was enjoying our journey. 🫶🏼

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u/Sarmiclah 14h ago

Following for responses as experiencing similar pain so keen to see what others have experienced . I read online it could be nipple confusion as LO tongue thrusts are different.

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u/heychristina0 13h ago

I feel like I never get replies. 😅🤦🏻‍♀️ How old is your little one? I don’t know if or how you can fix a five month olds latch. 😭

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u/Sarmiclah 12h ago

Same! I rarely get replies on this thread - I think it’s the sheer volume of posts.

My LO is 3 months old - history of tongue tie (since divided) and various other things. I recently had a breakthrough after 2x hardcore weeks at home - only for family visits over Christmas to ruin it and she’s completely regressed again. I know she’s capable that’s the annoying thing. Often if I do get a good latch, she pushes it out with her tongue.

I don’t have an issue with milk transfer but it’s definitely a shallower than ideal latch. She also latches much better on the right than the left.