DS2 is now 5mo and bfing him has been an ongoing trial, starting with the tonguetie (divided at 5wo) and including the usual cracked and bleeding nips, extreme pain etc. Then things settled down, but a shortish while after the tonguetie division, I got a blocked duct. Sorted that out, but then I started to have odd pains in my left boob only. They started off mild, a bit achey - no heat, no redness, no mastitis, no thrush.
Then DS2 started to clamp more on the L boob and the pains got worse. Never on the R boob, oddly. A friend of mine mentioned spasms - I looked them up, this appears to be what I have, as DS2 has a few times made my nipple go completely white (dead nipple!).
Then he caused a split around the side of the nipple so I had to go to pumping for a while until it healed - but me and pumping don't get on terribly well and I had some duct blockage. So I put DS2 back to the boob and it was ok-ish; cleared the duct blockage and have changed how I feed him so as soon as I feel him starting to clamp I take him off the boob. But now I'm finding that if I don't give him a complete feed off that boob, the vasoductal spasms start again anyway usually about 10-20mins after stopping the feed.
So far, heat, massage, pressure etc. aren't helping. The nipple is extremely tender - touching/rubbing it sends electric shockwaves through the breast. I've tried cold flannels but with no obvious success either - the only thing that does seem to help is nurofen, but there is a lag time before it kicks in.
Anyone else had this? Found anything that really works?
I've seen the doc this week and got antibiotics for bronchitis, he's checked the breast/nipple as well and confirmed that there is no obvious infection, but if there is any at all the ABs I have will clear that as well.
Pain is just SO Bad today, I'm almost in tears (despite nurofen). But I Will Not Give In - I'm in no way ready to give up bf'ing, I just want it to be a nice experience again!
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Vasoductal spasms - your best remedies?
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Thumbwitch · 21/03/2013 04:44
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