Pumping -- should I be sore? - 11/15/06 02:38 AM
Hi all. I'm brand new here and am trying to induce lactation (without medications -- herbs and pumping only) in anticipation of the birth of our first child in mid-February. I've been pumping for four days, using a PIS Advanced, and I am so sore that I skipped pumping today. I just couldn't stand the thought. I've got the right size flanges. I've been using Lansinoh. I looked at the video on Medela's web site, and I think everything's working right. So am I supposed to be this sore? It's not nipple soreness; it's deep achy tenderness in my breasts. They also seem fuller and are just generally uncomfortable. I do have fibromyalgia, and I've read that many women with fibro find breastfeeding rather painful. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Thanks!