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Hi, Gosh, our girls must be pretty much the sa...

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Hi, Gosh, our girls must be pretty much the same age, mine turned 10 weeks on Wednesday, and your story is pretty much identical to mine! The thrush, the vasospasms! It's all been so painful. I didn't use nipple shields or bottle feed, though, only cos I didn't know how. I tried syringe feeding early on, but she'd just spit it back out- even now she wont take anything that isn't a boob! I did go through quite a lot of nurofen and tears, though. I ended up taking nifedipine for the vasospasms as mine were constricting so much when she latched on the milk wouldn't flow, then she'd suck extra hard, then she'd bruise my nipples and the vasospasms would get worse. It was awful. Luckily, the nifedipine is an instant fix as it relaxes the blood vessels, so I was able to keep feeding from the breast. I've since stopped the tablets, and although my nipples still spasm a little, it's bearable. I'm hoping it'll keep improving in time. I think that we've gone through so much already, it's worth persisting! Plus, once we've got it sorted, it'll be so much easier. It does sound like your girl may be frustrated with flow- I found this quite interesting, some of it may be useful- http://custommademilk.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/tricking-the-baby-back-onto-the-breast/ If you're in Aus, it may be worth contacting an ABA counsellor, they'd have good tips for getting baby back to the breast. Their forum may have some stories from ladies who have gone through the same thing. http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/ Your LC should also have lots of suggestions for you, too. I really hope it works out for you. I've just had two days of my girl refusing to feed properly, because I think my period's returning (thought that wasn't supposed to happen!)so I know how horrible it is when they won't feed from you. Good luck with it, and whatever happens, you've done an awesome job :) Sorry for the "all about me" novel!

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