I am feeling a bit at wits end. I have been exclusively pumping for about 5 weeks with a couple of BF sessions here and there. Recently (day before yesterday) I tried to BF all day with my LO. We had some bumps but eventually he latched on and drank his precious milk. At the end of the day my nipples were so sore and beginning to crack again. I feel like I will never be able to EBF and that is what I want to do. It would save me so much time and sanity from pumping all the time. Plus I LOVE the bonding experience that BF gives me and my LO. So after BF all day I was starting to feel a sharp pain in my breasts that would start at the nipple and shoot through my breast. It was so painful and now I have a fever. I did check my LO's mouth and it looks like he may have thrush. So yesterday it was back to the pumping board. I am starting to feel like this BF thing is never going to happen and I am getting so exhausted pumping all the time![]()
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