https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 05:07:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836478 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:58:41 +0000 Adira 836478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: OMG, good tip!!! I never would have thought of that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836451 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:48:25 +0000 blackbird 836451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have bamboobies--they aren't very thick but they don't show through your bra like some of the other ones. </p> <p>And make sure you wash them in a garment bag! One of mine clogged my washer something fierce! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836404 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:33:00 +0000 littlebittyhouse 836404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I joke about the fact that mine are now always on point ha ha ha</p> <p>I am not sure if there is any truth in what I am about to say but...I think they are a little stretched out from nursing. At 11mo pp I don't have much hope that they will ever be 'flat' again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836390 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:28:58 +0000 immabeetoo 836390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: LOL never heard that phrase before</p> <p>@adira Target has them too - if you end up liking them, they're cheapest on Amazon </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836376 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:22:49 +0000 mrskc 836376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never really thought about it, but mine are hard almost all the time too. I just peeked in my bra and they're hard. Likely from the pumping I did a while ago. I'm almost 8 months pp, so that's probably not what you want to hear. They are definitely less sensitive than they used to be though. I like to wear nursing camis w/o a bra on the weekends and i've decided to not really care that I'm walking around smuggling raisins all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836317 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:01:23 +0000 Adira 836317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: Well then, I guess I'll have to give nursing pads another chance! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836298 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:53:25 +0000 lovehoneybee 836298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I'm not sure where I fall on the normal scale. After a while I stopped really noticing, although I agree nursing pads helped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836291 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:50:57 +0000 Adira 836291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FutureMrsMcK: 8 months!!!! Gahhh!!! *cry* But at least I know that it DOES get better, even if it might take FOREVER to get there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836284 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:50:09 +0000 lovehoneybee 836284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine were hard 24/7 for like 7 or 8 months? And they're still hard more often than not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836278 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:48:04 +0000 Smurfette 836278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Yep. I use the Medela ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836277 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:47:54 +0000 Adira 836277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: Oh, I've seen those at Babies 'R Us, so maybe I should just try those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836275 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:46:25 +0000 Adira 836275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: Do you wear disposable nursing pads? Maybe the ones I have just suck? I've been using the Lansinoh Disposable Nursing Pads, but I find them just as uncomfortable against my nips as anything else, so I pretty much stopped using them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836274 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:46:05 +0000 immabeetoo 836274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I used lanisoh disposables after having slippage issues with reusables.. but I've heard good things about bamboobies?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836271 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:45:01 +0000 Adira 836271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: LOL - this made me laugh! Maybe I should have been more explicit in my title, but I didn't want to scare people off, haha.</p> <p>@scg00387: Gahhh, it's been 14 weeks for me and still going strong! I haven't been using nursing pads though because the ones I have just squish my nipples too and I didn't feel like they were helping. Can you recommend a brand? Or maybe I need to get non-disposables? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836268 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:44:05 +0000 Smurfette 836268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are but I wearing nursing pads every day to help hide it. They don't hurt. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836262 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:42:49 +0000 immabeetoo 836262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: I swear I thought at the beginning that mine would be that way forever and ever. I think they calmed down maybe by 2 or 3 months?? Nursing pads helped. Anyways, it wasn't permanent like I feared :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836258 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:40:44 +0000 googly-eyes 836258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok seriously, I have no idea about the answer to your question but I saw this on the main page and thought it said "hard hips" and I was like, what kind of question is that, of course hips are sort of hard, duh. Lol, my brain is just not all here today... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836253 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:39:23 +0000 Adira 836253@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: haha, yeah, for me, 75 is perfect! 68 is too cold! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836247 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:37:51 +0000 blackbird 836247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I find they hurt a lot more, too, when it's cold!</p> <p>Ah, 68 is perfect! That's what I keep the house at, lol. I run warm, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836240 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:36:21 +0000 Adira 836240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: hahahaha, that must be it!!! They're just all "Oh, is that a baby's mouth??" when it's just my shirt! And I know what you mean about the cold! Now that I'm back at work, it SUCKS. They keep my office around 68, which I find way too cold, so now my nips are even harder because they're cold! It's so uncomfortable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836221 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:32:23 +0000 blackbird 836221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Me too! I think that anytime they are stimulated, even just by your clothes, they just go, "Ok milk time!" and go boing. I feel like no bra in the world is going to be thick enough if it's cold out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836214 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:30:09 +0000 Adira 836214@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: haha, okay, I feel relieved that I'm not the only one experiencing this! And I would agree that mine do seem flatter after a shower or if they've been left alone and free for a while, but definitely not as flat as they used to be! And YES! I miss my flat, insensitive nipples! These new ones blow (though I'm of course grateful I'm able to feed the baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836194 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:24:27 +0000 blackbird 836194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine are like this most of the time. I HATE IT. I think wearing bras aggravates them more and causes them to do their thing. I notice they flatten out if i keep fabric off them for awhile after pumping or when I take a shower. Maybe it's b/c they're aggravated from being used so much? I still flinch a little when I pull a real bra on. I hate how sensitive they are all the time. </p> <p>They're always ready for business, I suppose :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hard-nips-normal-or-not#post-836155 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:16:52 +0000 Adira 836155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, so TMI alert - this post is all about my nipples! I just need to know I'm not alone in this and maybe get some advice! And... onward!</p> <p>So, before I had Xander, I used to have pretty normal breasts and nipples (at least I assume). My nipples were generally flat and only got hard when cold or aroused. That's normal, right? Well, since Xander has shown up and I started breastfeeding, they are CONSTANTLY hard!</p> <p>Here's my dilemma - wearing bras (or more form-fitting shirts) HURTS. They tend to squish my poor nips down at odd angles (because obviously, they're still hard as rocks). When I'm at home, it's not as bad because I just wear a loose shirt over them, but if I answer the door or go check the mail, I'm always embarrassed to be seen because they're just standing at attention through my shirt!</p> <p>So... is this normal? And what do you do about it?? </p>