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Nipple Pain During Breastfeeding

My question is actually for my sister. She says that breastfeeding is terribly painful for her! She cries everytime. It's the nipple not the breast. She says her nipples are not cracked, that she uses Lasinoh after every feeding, even before the baby arrived she was using it. She says it even hurts in the shower. She's been nursing for a week. I did not have pain during nursing so I don't know but do you think this will go away in time or is there something eles? She has breast implants. Could that be an issue? I think it would be...

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Breast Pain When nursing..thrush?

My daughter is 4 weeks old and has thrush. I have had pain when breastfeeding for a while. And honestly, I do not find it very enjoyable at all because it is so uncomfortable. Sometimes, the pain is intense and I'm in tears. I know alot of it may be due to the thrush and I'm using a cream now and she's on meds, but, this is much harder than I thought. I am supplementing about once a day..sometimes twice with formula. She is still nursing every 2 1/2-3 hours. What do I do? How do I get this to work better? I have really considered quitting...

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