https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:35:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-119183 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:51:46 +0000 pelikila 119183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElisaT: Yeah, I still got the crampy feeling for a few months pp from time to time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-119094 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:54:33 +0000 LivsMama 119094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: This one is very important and I thought of it today. Nursing strikes may happen. You might think your baby weaned himself, but if it happens very suddenly, its a strike, and it will test your patience. Livs two strikes were both associated with teething. As frustrating as it is, dont use it to wean unless you know you are done. For me, it was emotionally devastating to think that she might be done BFing because I wasnt ready. But she went right back both times as if nothing had happened =o) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117624 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:06:15 +0000 littleveesmommy 117624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also never felt letdown! In the beginning I did know when it happened since LO would start gulping like mad and choked almost every time for the first month. Lol</p> <p>LO is 9 weeks and I notice that I still get crampy feelings sometimes when I'm nursing. Does anyone have this? It's not painful per se but uncomfortable and makes me squirm and I have to take deep breaths. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117544 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:33:21 +0000 mediagirl 117544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: aw, that is so sweet! I love hearing the good, as well as the bad. </p> <p>I'm definitely subscribing to this thread for access later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117432 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:34:56 +0000 cupcakemama 117432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As pp mentioned, the shape of my nipples when LO had finished a feed. Weird. Lol.</p> <p>I found the first night after LO was born feeding was painful because of my uterus contracting. I just told myself that it was all good and this was how it was supposed to happen.</p> <p>I had no leaking at all. I did have the porn star boobs. They were crazy. They went down a little bit after the first month but were huuuuge until I weaned. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117140 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:00:40 +0000 Mrs. Pen 117140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: haha literally lol'ed! It sometimes sprays on my LO's face but he's never tried to catch it haha.</p> <p>My breasts were EXTREMELY. Itchy. You're not supposed to use lotions on your breast because of baby (not even supposed to wash you nipples in the shower cause it can dehydrate them). So I used natural coconut Oil for the itching, it helps and smells good! </p> <p>I second the porn star comment lol my breasts were rock hard and enormous for two days. I couldn't even get LO to latch cause they were so big. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117074 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:24:11 +0000 Mrs. Bee 117074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh here's another one -- you can have multiple let downs in a nursing/pumping session if you go on long enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117062 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:19:54 +0000 mrs. wagon 117062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LivsMama: Wagon Jr. never did that but he did once put his hand up (still not making eye contact) and touch my cheek for a minute. I thought I was going to explode with happiness.</p> <p>Some things I didn't expect:</p> <p>Taking a decongestant dried up my supply almost overnight!</p> <p>Well after weaning (we're talking YEARS) I still feel the sensation of let-down when I think about nursing. Sometimes even seeing the title of a thread about nursing here on HB gets my boobs tingling! SO WEIRD. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-117052 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:17:16 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 117052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never felt letdown until the past couple of months ... Now I do get a slight tingly feeling a minute or so in, after which I can tell he's getting much more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-116952 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:34:10 +0000 lemondrop 116952@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The easiest way for me to latch him on was to sit in our big fluffy recliner, lay him across my lap with his head on the same side I want to feed him on, (feet on the opposite side of the boob I want him on) and to take that boob in the hand on the SAME SIDE and make the "boob sandwich" (squeeze it flatter) and his head in my opposite hand and rub his nose and chin with the nipple. </p> <p>He still has times where he acts up at 12 weeks (too hungry, too frustrated, too tired), but if I do that move, he always latches perfectly. Latching was my biggest challenge, it took me about 8 weeks to start even liking the breastfeeding process. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-116721 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:47:27 +0000 purrpletulips 116721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some women don't ever feel their let-down; I was one and it was disappointing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-116487 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:19:00 +0000 pelikila 116487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never had a strong let down so leaking was only an issue in the first few weeks. Everyone is different so don't expect your experience and body to match what you read or hear all the time. When pumping, I encourage anyone to use a lubricant (EMAB's Natural Nipple Butter, Motherlove's Nipple Cream, Lanolin, olive oil) on your aureola so the friction with the pump flange isn't so rough. Also, when pumping, try massaging your breasts first to help set the stage and encourage let down, particularly if you are not with your baby. Also, if you don't have a strong let down when pumping like me, massage your breasts during pumping and then hand express to fully empty the breast once the pump stops getting milk out. I was amazed at how much more milk I could get when hand expressing after pumping (over a full ounce sometimes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-116455 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:00:08 +0000 LivsMama 116455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only leaked out of both breasts for the first two weeks or so. I didnt feel letdown until I went back to work and started pumping. I didnt have pain (maybe a tad bit of soreness, but not PAIN) or cracking or clogged ducts-I totally expected it from the horror stories Id heard. Cluster feeding will make you want to stop and worry that you arent producing enough milk - you are, and if you muscle through it, it gets easier. I also thought that the milk came out of a single hole...like a straw. Turns out its like 5-7, and if you squeeze it it can shoot clear across the room lol</p> <p>Nobody prepares you for the first time your LO pops off and looks up at you and smiles...its the most heart-exploding experience ever. You rarely hear the good stories, but that made it all worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-116445 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:51:50 +0000 MegWag 116445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really leak out of both breasts... I guess I'm weird. I also don't feel letdown. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-116395 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:11:05 +0000 regberadaisy 116395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep the tips coming!</p> <p>@Mrs. Bee:<br /> I added it to my Amazon registry so I can use my 10% completion discount on it! Looks like a good investment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115579 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:21:06 +0000 heffalump 115579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Even though breastfeeding is the most natural thing ever, the shape of your nipple just doesn't seem natural. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115578 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:19:58 +0000 Mrs. Train 115578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It hurts at first! It happened with both my pregnancies. It took about. When all of my kids would first latch in but before I let down it would feel like daggers. Enough to make me squinchmy face and brace for it. After two weeks (both times) the pain went away and then it was easy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115512 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:38:48 +0000 Mrs. Bee 115512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: i just ordered those!</p> <p>i still leak quite a bit. i could probably get at least an ounce. multiply that by several nursing sessions a day and i have a full feeding without having to pump! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115504 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:36:34 +0000 Maysprout 115504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: someone also posted in mrs bees blog about using these <a href="http://www.mymilkies.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mymilkies.com/</a> never used them but they seem like they could be quite helpful. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115499 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:34:41 +0000 Maysprout 115499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrsbells: I did that sometimes, esp in the first few months since I had a manual pump. It can be quite a bit especially if you start pumping while they're nursing. My left boob started being hard to get milk from, though LO gets milk from it because I can hear her swallowing, and pumping while nursing from my right side helped that out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115492 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:30:23 +0000 Mrsbells 115492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How much milk actually leaks from the other breast while nursing? Is it enough to justify put the other breast on breast pump (with or without turning it on) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115483 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:23:30 +0000 Rubies 115483@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>^ totally! It sprays!!!!!!! All over! When LO was young, she would suck and suck but then lose her latch and milk would be spraying all over her face and she's have her mouth open trying to catch it! LOL.</p> <p>And letdown hurts a little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115482 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:21:09 +0000 banana 115482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know that milk sprays in all different directions. For some reason, I thought it was either one straight stream or just drops. I didn't know mine would spray like a waterhose! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115473 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:14:25 +0000 volksgirl64 115473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I started BF'ing I had NO idea what I was doing and ended up with scabs on both nipples because of improper latch. My lactation consultant told me to rub breastmilk on the nipples and let them air dry when DD was done eating. It helped a lot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115453 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:02:15 +0000 chopsuey 115453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I massaged and still massage my breast(s) while nursing. It helps to keep things flowing..! Ditto what @Maysprout said about applying pressure to the boob to decrease leaking. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115447 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:58:47 +0000 Mrs. Bee 115447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i wrote a post about things i didn't know about breastfeeding here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2011/12/13/things-i-didnt-know-about-breastfeeding-and-breastmilk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2011/12/13/things-i-didnt-know-about-breastfeeding-and-breastmilk/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115445 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:56:08 +0000 Maysprout 115445@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You have mild contractions when you nurse the first couple days after delivery. Helps to get rid of all the stuff left inside after baby is born but it is odd to feel mild contractions when nursing.</p> <p>When your milk comes in I looked like a porn star. Crazy big floaty boobs. I hardly had any shirts that would fit over my boobs. I was so frustrated, I thought I just had a baby and am sore I don't have time right now to go shopping for a new warddrobe. But the boobs deflate over the next couple of days. </p> <p>I leaked a ton at first but that went away after a couple months. You let down from both breasts at the same time but after a couple months for me it was only a drop or two. If I kept one hand pressing in on the breast I wasn't nursing from that decreased the leaking as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115436 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:50:52 +0000 mediagirl 115436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: oh boy. I'm not sure I"m ready for weird looking nipples... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115419 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:39:18 +0000 heffalump 115419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not advice, just a warning for what's to come. I didn't know how weird your nipples look right after the baby eats! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spinoff-breastfeeding-blog-post#post-115414 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:34:50 +0000 regberadaisy 115414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found Mrs. Bee's BF post extremely helpful being a soon to be first time mom.<br /> ie I never knew that both breasts leak during breastfeeding!</p> <p>For those who are/have breastfed. What are some tips/revelations that you care to share that you never knew until you breastfed? </p>