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I'm not much help on healing the sore, although I ...

2008-06-30T22:42:00.000-05:00

I'm not much help on healing the sore, although I think changing nursing position if she'll let you might let you nurse while the sore heals. Or it might just let her open up a second sore.

But if you're worrying about supply, definitely try fenugreek. That got me through several supply dips caused by changes in pumping schedules. You have to take enough to make your sweat smell like

Ouch! I second the Soothies. Have you checked out...

2008-06-30T21:54:00.000-05:00

Ouch! I second the Soothies. Have you checked out Kellymom.com? And maybe some of that Nursing tea to help with production? (If you stink like maple syrup, i won't say anything.)

Okay I am just going to ignore the part about the ...

2008-06-30T20:09:00.000-05:00

Okay I am just going to ignore the part about the nipple being chewed off because, GAH! And also, yah, never doing that again fer sher.

Moving on... I vote for the first day care because the possibility of a cancellation when any of three separate people get sick is just too much. You only go to work two days/week-- not good if you have to miss one or both of those two often. (Or is it

Boo nursed this way all the time, so I had a lot o...

2008-06-30T17:18:00.000-05:00

Boo nursed this way all the time, so I had a lot of open sores. I found gel pads to be the most helpful because they helped the wounds heal and prevented scabs that would just get ripped off at the next nursing session. They sell some called Soothies at the drugstore, but the ones I liked best were Ameda ComfortGel pads (I got them from my lactation consultant). Changing position was also

I assume this is what I have to look forward with ...

2008-06-30T16:37:00.000-05:00

I assume this is what I have to look forward with Vivien. For the last two weeks, she's started clenching with her gums. Hard enough where I have to pull my nipple away. Like you, my right side produces, oh, 95% of my supply. She hates the left. Just today, she refused to latch on.

I was going to suggest the nipple shield as well, but I can see where it would still hurt.

I know, it seems like I should have somehow stoppe...

2008-06-30T14:44:00.000-05:00

I know, it seems like I should have somehow stopped this, right? But it's not exactly biting (not a sudden chomp, anyway), it's just constant, harder-than-usual nursing.

Youch! You are an extremely dedicated mother!!!Si...

2008-06-30T14:29:00.000-05:00

Youch! You are an extremely dedicated mother!!!

Silicone nipple shield for nursing? At the beginning, I had a plastic thing that was like a bubble over the nipple to protect it, and then a silicone thing that fit over the nipple that milk went through. But that works for infants. She might chew it. My goodness. Certainly you need to say "NO!" and pop her off when she starts to chew.