Breastfeeding Shouldn’t Hurt - Get Help From Nest

It’s 3AM, your new baby is ready for a feed, but you have chapped bleeding nipples, that are swollen and constantly in pain. You’ve pushed through the pain, assuming it’s a normal part of breastfeeding as a new mom. Well, we have great news, the suffering can stop! Breastfeeding, although uncomfortable at first, shouldn’t hurt, and when it does, there’s often a simple solution to get you back on track to pain free feeding that improves your quality of life.

Because breastfeeding is new and moms don’t know what to expect, pain is deemed a normal part of the lactation experience. Certified lactation consultants at The Nest know otherwise and can review your feeding methods, breast and nipple anatomy and even your baby’s tongue and mouth to help overcome painful breastfeeding. The most common causes of painful feeding are:

• Poor Latch

• Poor/Incorrect Positioning

• Tongue Tie (baby)

• Lip Tie (baby)

• Undiagnosed Candida or Thrush (yeast infection of the breast-mom or mouth - baby)

With just one OHIP covered breastfeeding consultation, The Nest team can identify and correct most of the issues listed above. Through feeding adjustments, latch improvement, prescription and in office procedures, all of the contributors to painful feeding can be quickly and effectively overcome.

If you or anyone you know is suffering from painful breastfeeding, please reach out to us for an In home, in office or virtual breastfeeding consultation. Our 5 star team services Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, St Jacobs, Guelph, Woodstock and surrounding areas. We would be pleased to meet you and your little one. We are:

REAL MOMS. REAL HELP. REAL RESULTS.