Question by frisco: My wife has painful breasts from breastfeeding, any suggestions on causes of pain?
We have a 4 week old and my wife is breastfeeding. She has been to 3 different lactation consultants and 3 different doctors. She has been prescribed meds for both a breast yeast infection and mastitis, but still has the pain. She has had the pain ever since the first few days after delivering. The pain is a constant burning/aching throughout both breasts all the time. No engorgement. She nurses every 3 hours. She wants to continue breastfeeding, but the pain is becoming overwhelming. Our newborn does have a tight latch and occasionally bites down, but the pain is not just at the nipple but throughout.
Any help/insight/experience with this is deeply appreciated. Happy Holidays.
Baby does not have Thrush. This was checked by a pediatrician. Also, the lactation consultants she saw were certified (IBCLC). She has tried Nystatin, a couple different antibiotics, and another medication to treat yeast (prescribed just in case in is a yeast infection). Our baby girl does latch on with some difficulty and it is painful for my wife when she initially latches on. Numerous consultants have said she has a tight latch, but that my wife is doing it properly.
THANK YOU for all the advice, input, and encouragement.

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Answer by crissy_d_4
could be thrush. does the baby have a thick white covering over its mouth n tounge. if so ask the pharmasist to give your wife some oral thrush medicine. its over the counter stuff. put some on her nipples and a light covering on the babies tounge and inside the cheeks. dont use large amounts inside the babies mouth coz it can cause the baby to choke. good luck.
ps, i had this with my 4th baby.

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