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Yes! I loved my LC!

I learned that you can put some lanolin on before pumping to help with any friction if you are really sore.

@autumnlove: nursing and pumping 7x a day?! Hoooowww when and where do you find the time?

Yes! My LC (the one that came to my home . . . the one in the hospital was awful!) made continuing BFing possible for me! I will be forever grateful! She helped me with LO's latch, getting my nipples to heal, thrush, you name it!

Yes: just keep trying. It took us three weeks to figure out breastfeeding due to tongue tie, high arch palate and short nipples. But we eventually got it!

One good tip was to help the baby get their tongue to stick out (which A wasn't doing at first) by doing exercises with a binky or tiny cup. It really helped to strengthen his suck I think.

Another thing, my LC and Ped were both supportive when it took 3 weeks for her to regain her birth weight.

Yes, I saw 2 LCs in the hospital before we were discharged. The first one told me he looked jaundiced and got me a pump for colostrum in case anyone wanted to supplement with formula. She finally got him to latch and eat. The second assured me that I was nursing "right" and it's okay to be sore because I'd never done it before. They both made me feel very confident.

Later I called an LC because my son was fussy at the breast & spitting up constantly. She gave me advice to help with an oversupply & fast let down. I saw her again in a support group and she told us "nursing works best when you're not thinking too hard about it." My experience with them (and my hospital) has been great!

Yes! I went to a breastfeeding group 3x a week after LO was born. I picked up a lot of great info but the one thing that has stuck with me is when LO gets fussy a few minutes in it usually means they have some gas! I had no idea!

I really hated my LC with DD. she was so matter of fact and unsympathetic I can't believe I was out $85 after that. However when I had DS I did remember some things she said like needing to take a nursing "vacation" if my supply was low. At the time I thought she was talking crazy but three years later it made more sense...