https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:03:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-482107 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:45:39 +0000 pastemoo 482107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The first 2 weeks were awful, like @kml636: and then I went to the lactation consultant. It improved a little. then one side got worse.<br /> It was still not great till 9 weeks/2 months ish.</p> <p>Now I love BFing--though I still get sore during his growth spurts (every time!)</p> <p>We're at 7 months now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-482098 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:39:30 +0000 kml636 482098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Despite them saying it shouldn't hurt, it was "toe curling pain" for the first two weeks when she would latch. Then all of a sudden it got better, maybe because she learned to latch better? Hope it gets easier for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-482096 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:37:43 +0000 CarrieLouWho 482096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 3 weeks for me, but I think I lucked out with a LO that's a natural. I had the toe curling pain for the first 2 weeks and it was awful! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-482072 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:26:24 +0000 MamaCate 482072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: keep your spirits up! it got better when we were around 6 weeks too and I had toe-curling pain for a while at the beginning. it started to get more enjoyable around 12 weeks when she became a more efficient nurser too.</p> <p>LO is now 13 months old and we successfully nursed and pumped until just recently day-weaning. You can do it too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-482049 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:12:47 +0000 78h2o 482049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, this is encouraging. Maybe things will improve when I get to 6 or 8 weeks!</p> <p>All you mamas rock for sticking with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481781 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:03:32 +0000 Smar11 481781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 weeks for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481678 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:00:23 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 481678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 6 weeks, it got better but it took a few months to not have any pain. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481667 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:55:40 +0000 MrsRcCar 481667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Breastfeeding is still painful for me at almost 12 weeks. However it is because of a lip tie that we are getting fixed soon. Hopefully I can ditch the pump after we get his lip tie repaired. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481626 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:29:03 +0000 Kemma 481626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got past the cracked nipple stage at around 3-4 weeks and then had a lip tie cut at eight weeks which along with a growth spurt seems to have finally got us to pain free nursing.</p> <p>Just hang in there Mama, it will keep getting better and you're doing an awesome job! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481621 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:26:21 +0000 LemonLong 481621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Six weeks until it started going smoother for me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481600 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:17:27 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 481600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't feel like breastfeeding really felt natural/pain-free until I was at least 6 weeks pp. It took a while to get in a groove, but once we were there, breastfeeding was a piece of cake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481492 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:33:21 +0000 hilsy85 481492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Alivoo01: hah yeah...I'm interested to see if anything changes after I wean or if all sensation is gone permanently, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481482 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:29:46 +0000 Alivoo01 481482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: hahaha! Oh no!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481461 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:22:53 +0000 sorrycharlie 481461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 weeks and a switch flipped! It was all of a sudden painless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481396 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:05:39 +0000 Freckles 481396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8 weeks...suddenly breastfeeding became magical. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481367 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:55:46 +0000 hilsy85 481367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 8.5/9 wks it got much more comfortable. Now at 11wjs it doesn't hurt (and I think I could drag my nips Across concrete and not feel it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481330 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:43:42 +0000 Tidybee 481330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@78h2o: First of all, congrats!!!! i missed the news that your LO had arrived! My LO and i have had issues from the start and i would have to say it started getting more tolerable around 6 weeks. I say tolerable bc it's still not comfortable but it is relatively pain free. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481315 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:39:06 +0000 Bao 481315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 3 weeks for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481309 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:37:48 +0000 Mrsbells 481309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 3 weeks is when it started to improve, although since then I have had relapses of it being really painful in the first few minutes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481305 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:36:23 +0000 MarieJ 481305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry you are having pain! I never had any pain, knock on wood. LO has been a great breast feeder from the start. I hope you get your issues resolved soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481300 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:34:26 +0000 autumnlove 481300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it was around 6 weeks for me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481297 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:33:47 +0000 chopsuey 481297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I either have super tough nipples, or I've been lucky.<br /> Didn't have sore/cracked/blistered nipples with either of my kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-did-breastfeeding-stop-being-painful-for-you#post-481292 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:32:57 +0000 78h2o 481292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know bf'ing isn't *supposed* to hurt, but for me it's been pretty painful so far. At the hopsital, the lac consultation said that my nipples were blistered because my LO had a super strong suck... my nipples scabbed, etc. then bf'ing was less painful. Then Julia started screwing up the latch midway through a session, doing a painful lip-smacking type thing, and biting. I try to keep taking her off and re-latching her, smooshing her into my boob (so she can't pull back or lip smack so easily, but she still bites and does other painful things. I go to a bf'ing support group with lac consultants 1-2x/wk and they try to help, but it still hurts... not the toe-curling pain that it was in the beginning, but not comfortable either.</p> <p>So... just curious, when did bf'ing stop being painful for you?</p> <p>ETA: My LO is 4 weeks. </p>