I'm having a bad night. It's so frustrating. I'm doubting pretty much everything right now.
This is bringing me back. Sounds very normal to me, unfortunately. Dealing with these issues sucks. Doing it on little to no sleep can feel impossible. You're doing great, you're failing nobody. I've been there and it truly does seem like a blip now. Hugs.
Sorry to have disappeared. We had a pedi appt this morning. The good news is that the Muddlette is an over acheiver and has surpassed her birthweight by 4 oz at 1 week, so at least I am the only one suffering. I have an appt with an LC, and I am pumping on the most beat up side so that I can heal. It feels heavenly.
Muddled -are you pushing your nipple into babies mouth or letting him pull it in? -do different positions &/or using a pillow help (cross cradle has helped me with ds2 vs cradle with ds1) - are you engorged ?
I am pushing baby to nipple when (if) she opens wide. If M does it all on her own, her mouth is inevitably not open wide enough
Different positions (I haven't tried them all) don't seem to make a difference pain-wise so I am mostly doing cross-cradle because I feel like I have more control.