Hellobee Boards Topic: If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first

Hellobee Boards Topic: If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:50:34 +0000 Rockies11 on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281904 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:44:30 +0000 Rockies11 2281904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @travellingbee: I had absolutely no issues whatsoever with my second, including no pain at all. lamariniere on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281835 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:59:27 +0000 lamariniere 2281835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ With my first it was awful for the first 3 months. With my second we never had a single issue and I didn't even have any pain! rattles on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281825 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:56:15 +0000 rattles 2281825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was much, much easier to get going the second time around, but I did get mastitis twice, and I never did with DD1. danda on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281758 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:10:16 +0000 danda 2281758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I breastfed for 18 months and weaned near end of first trimester of pregnancy. #2 has been much easier but not pain-free...partially #2 is a better nurser, and partially I knew how to position myself better and how to better manage issues like extreme sleepiness. sarac on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281698 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:25:04 +0000 sarac 2281698@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Easier for sure. My first was sleepy and a little shell shocked for her first week of life, and she didn't latch on until day 5. I didn't really know what to do to get her to latch, so that didn't help. The second time I knew what to do, so it was much easier. Still having some painful latch issues, but overall everything I learned the first time really helped the second time. T.H.O.U. on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281697 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:24:50 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2281697@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I still had some pain because I had about an 18 month gap between nursing 1 and 2. But I was wiser and knew the holds better, I knew to be careful and when to pop the latch if it was too bad before damage was done, etc. MrsSRS on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281694 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:22:25 +0000 MrsSRS 2281694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No pain second time around here. Never even opened the lanolin. Ms.Badger on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281679 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 13:07:20 +0000 Ms.Badger 2281679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I had a super easy time with my first, but my second was more difficult. Nothing horrible, but lots of pain for a long while (8 ish weeks), needed lanolin for a lot longer too (I still use it sometimes at 4 mo) - LO2 just had a shallower latch and there was nothing I could do to get him deeper - he still does not maintain a deep latch that well. Also, LO2 had a big appetite and I needed to supplement during the early growth spurts, but my supply has caught up and we haven't supplemented since 6 ish weeks. I never supplemented with LO1 Corduroy on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281599 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:23:07 +0000 Corduroy 2281599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Newborns don't know necessarily know how to latch well (mine didn't) so there was still a learning curve. I knew what supplies to stock up on and how to get help quickly. I was surprised how bad my form was. I was using posture/holds for bigger babies at the beginning. An LC got LO in better position and things improved. lilteacherbee on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281593 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:16:20 +0000 lilteacherbee 2281593@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's been super easy, but I had a pretty easy experience with my first, too. With him, we used a shield the entire 13 months, but other than that, it was fairly uncomplicated. I'm 4 weeks in this time and he's able to latch way better than him brother, so no shield. The first week or so was a bit painful, but it didn't last long. travellingbee on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281590 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 12:06:26 +0000 travellingbee 2281590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So it sounds like I should still expect some pain for a week or two at least. But barring any medical complication like a tie, it shouldn't be too bad... Mamaof2 on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281583 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:56:36 +0000 Mamaof2 2281583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My 2nd was a breeze compared to my 1st! I was terrified of breastfeeding my 2nd but when I did have an issue I knew what to do to resolve it quickly which helped a ton!!! Adira on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281580 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:55:30 +0000 Adira 2281580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was a million times easier!!! There were still some pain issues, but it wasn't nearly as bad as the first time around. yellowbird on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281574 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:52:18 +0000 yellowbird 2281574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was painful but I didn't have issues like I did with dd. I still had to use lanolin after every feed and my nipples had to adjust. It stopped hurting around 4 weeks. 2PeasinaPod on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281571 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:50:39 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2281571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My BFF breastfed both of her kids for 1 year and she had different issues with both kids. The first was reflux and latch issues. She was a new mom, and it just took a long time for her to get comfortable. With her second, she had a tongue tie, so she had a pretty rough start as well. She also ate a ton more than her first, so the sore/cracked nipples were a big problem even after she got her tongue clipped. oliviaoblivia on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281568 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:48:57 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2281568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was hard for the first week, like toe curling pain again... But I knew where to go for help and resolved all our issues by her second week. travellingbee on "If you BF'd for a year (or close to it) with your first" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-you-bfd-for-a-year-or-close-to-it-with-your-first#post-2281565 Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:45:09 +0000 travellingbee 2281565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ .... was the beginning of breastfeeding for your 2nd easy? I am due with my 2nd in January and BF my first for 13 months (weaned a year and a half ago). But the beginning was horrific. I had cracked nipples, terrible latch, thrush, mastitis, nipple shields and then weaning off of them.... It was the hardest part of having a child. Way worse than labor or sleep deprivation. I just want to know what to expect this time. I think I have this unrealistic expectation that it'll be easy-peasy this time because I did it for so long but I'm worried that maybe there is still an adjustment period that I am not setting my expectations up for. So, what was your experience. I specifically wanted to hear from the moms that BF'd a long time, because I think that is a different experience than just a few months.