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chacha
04-06-2004, 02:49 AM
My baby is 4 months old, and we have been successfully nursing with a nipple shield since her first week. In the past few weeks, though, I've found that sometimes, when she nurses at the right breast (usually at night, lying down), it becomes unbearably itchy and a little painful (like a pinch). There are no other symptoms of thrush and no real pain. But it's so uncomfortable that I sometimes have to stop her and put her on the other breast. Any ideas of what could be causing this? Thanks.

auzziekat
04-06-2004, 04:24 AM
Hi
Could the nipple sheild be bothering you?? Or it could be the lying down position. I would change from that position for a while and see what happens ok!!

auzziekat

chacha
04-07-2004, 07:57 PM
Hi,
I changed my feeding position and I also sterlized the nipple sheild, and now my nipple is not itchy anymore, so I don't know what worked but I'm not changing it agian!!