LO2 is 3 months old today and I am still having a lot of nipple pain, but only on the right side. I haven’t been diagnosed with nerve damage, but I highly suspect that’s what’s going on.

Background: I nursed LO1 with lots of pain until sometime between 3 and 4 months. He had a high palette, tongue and lip ties revision and shallow latch which caused cracked nipples, but the pain eventually went away. LO2 also had a tongue and lip tie revision and I was having lots of clear nipple blisters on the right side due to a poor latch but he no longer damages the nipple. My right nipple was flat before LO1 and is shorter than my other nipple which I think is making it more painful than the left.

I basically can only nurse on my right side 1-2 times before I have to pump to get some pain relief. The pain isn’t as bad when I’m having a let down, but when the milk slows down and he has to really suck to get milk it is pretty painful and it’s always in the same exact spot in my nipple. I suffer from vasospams on that side once we are done nursing due to the compressions while nursing. I’ve worked with a LC to help with positioning which helped for a bit but it has never been painless on the right side.

I’m at a loss for what to do. I’m basically just painfully trucking along hoping the pain goes away like it did with LO1, but the pain feels different this time around so I’m not really sure what to expect.

Anyone have a similar experience?