Maternity Leave: Nystatin

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About to Throw in the Towel on Breastfeeding...

Hi Moms, Mine is a long story. When Nate was born 7 weeks ago, he was tongue-tied and would not nurse in the hospital so the lactation consultant gave me a nipple shield. After 2.5 weeks of trying to get him to latch on, we got his tongue clipped and practiced for another week. At around 4 weeks, he started latching on, although quite painfully. It got so bad that I would cry every time he latched on to the left breast and continue to cry the entire time he nursed. After some research on the internet, I figured out that we have thrush...

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Breastfeeding and Formula

I just had my daughter in February. She is a little over a month now and up until Friday, I was almost exclusively breastfeeding and pumping. There were times when I had to supplement because I didn't seem to have enough milk. I tried pumping extra and nursing more often, but it didn't help. I felt frustrated with breastfeeding because I have inverted and sore nipples and the pumping made me feel really tied down. I was also afraid my daughter wasn't getting enough to eat. A few days ago I began trying to dry up my milk supply after...