A Helping Hand for Sore Nipples

There is so much emphasis on breastfeeding and the benefits that it provides for mums and babies. Sure, it is the most convenient way to feed, always ready and less time consuming and a great way to bond with your baby. It also has great benefits to babies and is said to provide them with the best start in life and an important boost to the immune system. Let's not forget the benefits to mums too. It is said breastfeeding is able to help with post natal bleeding, act as a contraceptive, get us back to pre-pregnancy shape and help to prevent and lessen the effects of post natal depression.

Now, while breastfeeding is my preferred method of feeding, I know just how hard it can be and how much pressure is placed on us mums from other people. I have tried to breastfeed with all my girls, all four, but not been successful with the first three. Sure, they got at least two months, but for me wasn't enough. With baby four, I am still going four months on.

Right from the time our baby is born it is do things this way',' hold your baby like this',' no, not like that',' you are doing it wrong'. Sound right? Of course it does, as it is practically the only thing midwives are concerned with once that bundle of joy arrives. They are full of advice, though not all of it is right for every mother. They do push things too far sometimes and can make us new mums feel bad if we get it wrong.

And what about what they don't tell you? Has anyone had a midwife tell them what to do if your nipples are so sore they are bleeding? No? You are not alone. Sometimes I wonder if they themselves know how to deal with this issue, and lets face it, some of the midwives were serving back in the Dark Ages, or so it would seem.

So, how do you deal with cracked, sore and bleeding nipples? Well, if you want to know then keep reading as I'm going to share with you something the midwife shared with me after my first baby came along. It is something that really helped, I have used ever since and now I am going to pass it on to the rest of you.

It was the day after my daughter was born, and my nipples were that sore from only a few hours of breastfeeding that I had blisters that were bleeding. Quite common for a first time mum but very painful.

This one midwife was a godsend to me. She was so good and so caring about what I was going through and I thank her so much for the advice she gave me. Get to the point, yeah, getting there.

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