hardly able to eat, should i still bf?

[kreamkrackers]

i've got my bottom wisdom tooth coming through. over the past few weeks the pain has been getting worse and worse. now i'm barely eating and taking the strong cocodamol (30/500). waiting to try to get a dentist still.

dd2 is 10 months old, she was a premmie so she should only be 7. she is bf and eats well. she is finally starting to take a beaker, only 3oz once a day atm. i don't know whether i should carry on bf seems as i'm barely eating enough for me. i feel so tired through lack of sleep with being in so much pain right now. i keep going dizzy and feel it's through these low energy levels.

dd1 is 3 and has sn. i love bf but don't know how much longer i can carry on like this. it's been getting so much worse these past couple of days i really feel torn. both the girls have colds atm so i'm also having to look after them both whilst they're ill.

i really do love bf but i really need some energy. don't even know if my milk is good enough for dd2 atm. i wish i could eat something properly but i can't, i'm so hungry. even having soups is hurting me, anything that touches it causes pain. it bleeding as well. i just want this pain to be over, stupid wisdom tooth.

[PinkTulips]

i'm not an expert but i'm pretty sure bf is still best for your dd.

however obviously you ill and drained and it might be nowhere near the best thing for you.

have you tried drinking complan to get some calories and nutrients into you to boost your energy? lots of soup?

dp has a lot of dental stuff done last year (including a tooth that was cracked for a long time and got infected) and he pretty much lived on soup and tea when he was bad.

why is it taking so long for the dentist to see you? are they aware of how serious the problem is?

[laundrylover]

KK, what you eat does not affect the quality of your milk so stop worrying. I donlt know about co-codomal and bfing though but I;m sure you've shecked that out. That said if you are finding bfing to be a hassle and want to stop then that's fine.

To me it sounds as though you're having a shit time and finding life in general tough, IMO if you stopped bfing now you may regret it later when you're feeling better in your self. This is how I felt with DD1 when i stopped at 8 months BTW.

Can you not turn up at A&E with your teeth? I would try that and see if they can't help.

You sound like you're doing a great job under dificult circumstances. Hope you get the teeth sorted soon.

Good luck.

[berolina]

I think yes, you can keep going. It is fortunately only temporary.

Poor, poor you though - many sympathies - I shudder at having a blimming filling, can't imagine how horrid this is for you.

[laundrylover]

Great point from muminfife re bottles etc! Think of orgainsing all that - stick with bfing.

[kreamkrackers]

yeah never really gave much thought about having to make up the milk and sterilising everything again.

have got a good mouthwash that is designed for gum problems.

have been eating some soup but even that's painful.

the cocodamol was given to me when i came home after my cs and i was expressing for dd2 so it's safe whilst bf

been waiting for an nhs dentist as i really can't afford to go private (dp works full time but money isn't good and i'm only on carer's allowance for dd1). my mum has found one that takes emergencies but it fills up quickly. making dp get tomorrow off so i can go first thing and get this sorted.

so hopefully if this does all finally get sorted tomorrow i can carry on bf dd2 which makes me so happy because it took her a long time to learn how to bf with being born so early and i'm so happy that she is bf. it would break my heart to give up now.

[kreamkrackers]

phoned the emergency dentist and all the appointments had gone already. i started to cry, i told her my situation and all she kept saying was "it's out of my hands, there's nothing i can do".

she told me i could go to another emergency dentist this weekend but it's quite far away and i explained there is no way i can get there dp can't get off work at the weekends and we have a bf baby and a child with sn who nobody will look after. also we don't drive.

when i told my mum, really thought she might for once offer to babysit, she said i'm just going to have to go private. i can't chance waiting another week feeling like this for the local emergency dentist who might not even have any appointments left by the time i get through.

[PinkTulips]

what a weird system ye have over there. no way in hell you'd have to wait that long here.

i hope you get to see a dentist soon kk, you sound so upset and miserable i wish there was something i could do. if i lived nearby i'd babysit for you but i'm over in ireland. are there any moms you know locally who could take dd for a couple of hours (i know that muct be a harder ask with SN but i'm sure any mother would want to help, we've all been there, being sick with a young baby and no-one would refuse you)

[kreamkrackers]

managed to get into a private dentist after a lot of persuading. he said there is some extra skin where the tooth is coming through and food is getting trapped in there. it's become infected. the nurse told him i could only have amoxycillon as i'm still bf and i noticed as she said that he looked down at my chest

he didn't really say much else just to clean it fully but when i've looked at the extra skin it just looks like it's coming through my inside cheek. surely that's not a good thing

i'm glad it's getting sorted for now at least. can't wait to eat properly again

[PinkTulips]

my wisdom tooth looked like it was coming through my jaw too but it came out fine (albeit painfully!)

glad you got it sorted even if it was by a pervy dentist!

[kreamkrackers]

i've been wanting a sonicare for ages but because i've never had any problems with my teeth before i kept putting it off as they're so expensive but if it stops this coming back it might be a worthwhile investment. will go bargain hunting for one in a couple of weeks once i've got a bit of money together.