Nursing Issues

So for about a week now I have been having bad pain while nursing. James has started pulling off while still sucking. So he is causing me to be almost in tears with pain. I first was very concerned that I wasn't producing enough to satisfy him. I decided that I needed to talk to friends who nurse their babies and see if they had experienced the same problems as me.

I talked to Emily about my issues and took her advice and purchased some Hylands teething tablets. I gave them to James Tuesday and Wednesday, but at the 3pm feeding yesterday I was in so much pain I decided I would have to pump and give him bottles. So I gave him a bottle at 7pm, and this morning at 7am. I was able to get in to see a lactation consultant for his 11am feeding today.  She said that he latches on great, and he is obviously getting enough from me.  She believes that because he "plays" around and pulls off that is what is causing my pain.  So the plan for now is that when he starts to do the pull off thing I should tell him no and take him away from the breast. If that does not work she suggested giving him a bottle at the following feeding. He takes bottles like a pro, but I can tell he prefers the breast. She felt that "punishing" him with a bottle might get the point across. I'm really hoping that telling him no and taking him away from the breast will solve the problem. Because I took a break for two feedings I didn't hurt when nursing him today. I nursed him 3 times, so he only had one bottle today. 

I am not going to give up on nursing, I will make it to a year unless something beyond my control stops me! I've been blessed to really not have any issues until now. I think that it is probably normal for every woman to experience some kind of bump in the road while breast feeding. The key is to keep going after getting over the bump!

I just love this boy!