Done being a cow. Done done done done done!
No more. I love my babies and want the best for them, but this is rediculous. It is making me a frazzled, painful mess. I am a hair away from my last bit of tolerence and strength trying to do this.
Last week I discovered I had a yeast infection on my nipples, which means can't even try to latch the babies. This is after my first breast blockage which took a full day of wet heat, massaging, and finally a baby to unblock.
Since then, I've had FIVE blockages. What this means is the breast (or part of it) gets rock hard and stwollen and painful and have large lumps sticking out that you better unblock or risk a serious infection, which causes flu like symptoms and can be dangerous.
Was given larger flanges for the pump to prevent nipple irritation- which worked but it NOW TAKES OVER AN HOUR for each session. Rediculous, to spend 6-8 hours a DAY pumping breast milk!
I will try to unblock this blockage, but I am at wit's end. I need to discuss it with Syruss but right now I am so fed up that if I block one more time within the next couple of weeks I am DONE. I am exhausted, miserable, in pain, and worst of all- ALL of my time is dealt trying to fix or prevent damage to me the milk factory, and simply upkeep. What this means? I am spending NO awake time with my boys other than feeding them, dealing with clogged breasts and pumping and getting maybe 2-4 hours of sleep each 24 hours. They are only this young once, and I don't want to miss all the good aspects of their babyhood and miss it all, which is happening right now due to the damn problems with my boobs; I know the milk is good for them, but isn't actually interacting with people and spending time with their mother more important?
Last week I discovered I had a yeast infection on my nipples, which means can't even try to latch the babies. This is after my first breast blockage which took a full day of wet heat, massaging, and finally a baby to unblock.
Since then, I've had FIVE blockages. What this means is the breast (or part of it) gets rock hard and stwollen and painful and have large lumps sticking out that you better unblock or risk a serious infection, which causes flu like symptoms and can be dangerous.
Was given larger flanges for the pump to prevent nipple irritation- which worked but it NOW TAKES OVER AN HOUR for each session. Rediculous, to spend 6-8 hours a DAY pumping breast milk!
I will try to unblock this blockage, but I am at wit's end. I need to discuss it with Syruss but right now I am so fed up that if I block one more time within the next couple of weeks I am DONE. I am exhausted, miserable, in pain, and worst of all- ALL of my time is dealt trying to fix or prevent damage to me the milk factory, and simply upkeep. What this means? I am spending NO awake time with my boys other than feeding them, dealing with clogged breasts and pumping and getting maybe 2-4 hours of sleep each 24 hours. They are only this young once, and I don't want to miss all the good aspects of their babyhood and miss it all, which is happening right now due to the damn problems with my boobs; I know the milk is good for them, but isn't actually interacting with people and spending time with their mother more important?