Breastfeeding pain

I am FTM 7 weeks pp, and still have pain when doing breastfeeding…I know it pains for first few sucks bt i get intense pain after the baby is done with feed.. the pain seems to be in the nerves n if anything touches the nipple it hurts, even wearing bra is painful.. no idea what to do.. I want to continue breastfeeding. Any recommendations or suggestions would help. Also how do I connect with lactation consultant now that i m out of maternity care.

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I’d speak to your hospital breast feeding support team about this as baby’s latch might not be very good. Has baby got a lip/tongue tie? I’d definitely recommend using nipple shields, they helped me a lot. If not them I would never been able to breast feed. X

Try lanolin cream...it is amazing. You should have an infant breastfeeding team in your area. Maybe ask your health visitor if you can't find on Google x

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lansinoh-10305-Lanolin-10-ml/dp/B01FWAF3X6?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&gQT=1

I’ve heard silverettes will be your best friend!

I had this, was actually crying out on a walk because of the intense pain I experienced from clothing touching my nipple. I'd been managing before that with lanolin cream but after feeding without correcting babies latch I experienced intense pain in my nipple and surrounding nerves after a feed, it was like shooting pains. Went to the GP but they didn't do anything. That's when I bit the bullet and ordered the silver cups, just a cheaper brand from Amazon and they saved me! Yes they look a bit mad under clothes but I honestly didn't care for a while I was just so relieved to stop the pain which it did and my nipples healed a lot faster because of them. Now I just wear the cups out on walks etc if I'm wearing a coat over and managed without them the rest of the time by using lanolin cream and breast pads x

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