they thank you for your support

Let me just say, you are all so sweet. I never imagined I could write a post about my sore nipples and get so many thoughtful comments. Here's where we're at with it all right now. The baby had his four-month-old check up on Friday, and I mentioned my issues to the doctor. I totally longed for the good old days where you had just one family doctor... if I could have just lifted my shirt and showed her my... problems... it would have been a lot easier. Alas, she is strictly a pediatrician, so she focused on little C. She said he had no signs of thrush (thanks for that suggestion Jodi), so that was a good thing. She was even so kind as to write a script for the baby for an anti-yeast medication that I could put on me if I happen to have a case of thrush. She gave me contact info for a lactation consultant, but I'm not sure about the ability to get out there, as it's not so much within walking distance. At least I have the script, just in case. The thing is, the milk blister was on my right side, and today I woke up with one on my left side. What the heck!! I even bled on that side while trying to pump milk for the evening cereal. (This is the point of breastfeeding that I get tripped up with-- when I need more milk than he's eating from me to make the cereal and mix into the baby food and such. Ugh... just not sure how to work this out...)

So, I'm trying to heal. I did go get some Lansinoh, which I've used in the past (in the winter, I always get cracked fingertips and really dry knuckles, and a little dab of that stuff really, really helps at night... gotta love multi-purpose products!), but I think the stuff really freaked the baby out... does it have a discernible taste, you think? I'm not testing that one, my friends. So, I think I may go back to just using my own milk, although that hasn't been helping my right lady to heal...

Ugh. I'm kinda tired of writing about my nips, so I will leave you with my sincere thanks for all the advice and cheerful words. I am committed to breastfeeding (but that's just my own personal decision, not pushing that on anyone...), so I'm in for the long haul. I just hope there will be some relief coming soon. These old puppies have been through three babies and they are tired.