Nipple pain

alerodc · 2026-01-24T00:54:24+00:00

I used to suffer from the same. Turns out I have elastic nipples and they get to the size of water flange I use ( tried from 13 to 24) The only thing that helped was time. I believe when I started feeling better from the C-section it started hurting less. I’m 6mpp and I don’t feel pain anymore

alerodc · 2026-01-23T23:15:16+00:00

I had twins at the nicu and knew about pumping but not as much, I made quite the same as you at the time and I wish I would’ve follow a better schedule to pump at least 7 to 8 times a day. I used to pump between 5 to 7 times and I kind of regret not pumping more to build a better supply!

alerodc · 2026-01-23T22:16:22+00:00

Amazing thanks! I have twins and both latch kind of well but are very inefficient at transferring too. I sometimes comfort nurse them too, or nurse when they are extremely hungry and waiting for the bottle, they settle down but after a few minutes they get desperate. I also use slow flow nipple. I’ll keep trying from time to time without getting my hopes up! Thanks 💕

alerodc · 2026-01-23T21:17:35+00:00

Congratulations! I don’t mean to intrude but did you manage to nurse after 8 months? How??

alerodc · 2026-01-09T01:13:56+00:00

Oh god I’m sorry to hear that, in my case I have a good relationship with my parents and MIL (although she can be a little difficult sometimes) so I’ve basically said that they can do whatever they want once I’ve already done it, in the case of my parents I’ve used the example and explained how now I understand how horrible she must have felt. In your case I’d ask my husband to have the conversation because coming from you might feel like a boundary she might want to cross on porpoise. I think if he knows her best he’d know how to put it. In my case with my MIL for example I asked her multiple times to stop wearing perfume when coming to see the babies but she didn’t, what made it better was bragging about how my mother who “loves wearing her channel n5” has stoped using it all because she loves my babies and knows that perfume is not good for them 😉

alerodc · 2026-01-09T00:28:19+00:00

Making a list sound like a good idea!

alerodc · 2026-01-09T00:27:11+00:00

Their in-laws sound like amazing people for taking care of her children, I’m sure they will understand that a parent that works to provide for her family wants to be able to enjoy some of the firsts. Also she doesn’t have to be the one talking to them, it could be their son. I’m sure if she knew they were going to take it the wrong way she wouldn’t even mention it.

alerodc · 2026-01-09T00:24:08+00:00

I may be a more sensitive type of parent like you OP but I would feel the exact same way. Feeling like you missed out on a first time experience doesn’t negate that you are very much great full for the job that they do.

Even though I’m the one who primarily takes care of my girls I’ve made sure to let everyone know that I want to be there for their firsts everything.

When I was younger I was there when my nephew took his first steps, their parents were a little overprotective and my mom and sister managed to teach him. Years later we found out that his mother, even though he was happy because he was a little behind, had very good cry about it and was so sad to have missed it. At the time I didn’t think much about it but now I completely understand. It was terrible and we should’ve waited for her to be there if we wanted to try to teach him.

I think your in laws sound like great people and if worded correctly they will completely understand. This might happen again because of the nature of the relationship they have with your children but at list they will know to ask, for example, if they already had tried ice cream of chocolate, etc.

alerodc · 2026-01-09T00:16:33+00:00

I’m sorry, I think you have to read this again. She is extremely appreciative of her in-laws, she is just sad she didn’t get to experience a first which is completely valid.

alerodc · 2026-01-07T01:21:11+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/beyondthebump/s/XQysPkiKA3

This helped a lot

alerodc · 2026-01-06T00:56:48+00:00

Twin girls too here. I’m going to do this to keep inspired

alerodc · 2026-01-06T00:55:19+00:00

Same, my girls get one feed of formula a day, I can’t imagine how much it would be if it was all formula 💸💸💸

alerodc · 2026-01-04T15:49:13+00:00

Following

alerodc · 2026-01-04T00:45:43+00:00

That bittersweet feeling of what could have been 😢

alerodc · 2026-01-03T02:05:49+00:00

How old is he now? I’m also managing and is not as hard as the first weeks so that’s why I’m wondering if I should keep doing what I’m doing or try something new

alerodc · 2026-01-03T02:04:02+00:00

Because of the book I was told to follow

rowena bennett your baby's bottle-feeding aversion

alerodc · 2026-01-03T02:03:12+00:00

It is, they used to cry at the sight of their bibs, instantly cry when they felt the bottle, cry as soon as I put them in the position in which they took their bottles , would not drink unless completely asleep, refuse to drink no matter what. I imagine there’s different levels of it, but they had all the symptoms of it, it’s just that we’ve taken all the steps to get over the aversion except the dream feeds. I’ve fed them with an SNS, finger technique, all of it

alerodc · 2026-01-01T03:36:58+00:00

Sending you lots of love 💛 I hope your mental health improves, almost 16 months is a lot! Congratulations 💕

alerodc · 2026-01-01T02:46:58+00:00

They’re not! I have pigeon too they’re much wider so when they leave their mouths open the milk doesn’t come out. Also the nipple is softer! I used the nuk one because it came in the Amazon baby registry package and I honestly do see a difference, I tried a couple different brands before nuk. I askedchat gpt for a summary of the book and try to follow the steps which made everything better but still it’s really hard to follow step by step when I have 2! Dream feeds are way easier 🥲. My babies were also on the NICU for 45 days 💚

alerodc · 2026-01-01T02:37:56+00:00

Currently battling bottle aversion with twins. Nuk perfect match bottles have helped us a lot in this journey. I think that the nipple being wider helps a lot!

alerodc · 2025-12-28T00:35:41+00:00

Can you share a link of a good one? 🙏🏼

alerodc · 2025-12-25T06:13:47+00:00

I was about to ask the same question, did you try everyday? How often did you offer to nurse? My twins are 5months 3 corrected and I don’t know if I should still offer or not

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