I breastfed my daughter my 26 month old for 17 months. My nipples are still very delicate. Its really a weird feeling and hard to describe. I don't feel any sensation but pain. I can't feel hot or cold, just pain. My husband gets really annoyed but, I don't want to be touched. Is this normal? After all, it has been almost a year.
Man I guess I'm a lucky one then.
I have 2 kids that were both strictly BF. My son BF till about 18-20months and my daughter is still BF..shes only 4months :)
And for me...Mine are actually WAY more sensitive then they were before kids.
Hi T.-
I breast fed ALL my kids (seven of them in seven years). It took a year or two after 'final' weaning to 'get my breasts' back (I even had what felt like let downs after I was completely dry when I heard ANY baby cry).
Now, I am not sure if it is post menapause...or just so long ago now...BUT my breasts are much shaplier (is that a word?) and much more sensitive (in a GOOD way) then they ever have been!! Truly!!!!!! Maybe one of the (few?) benefits of age?
Hang in there! (pun intended...lol)
Michele/cat
I BF for twelve months. I know exactly the feeling and didn't want the boobs to be touched for quite some time. I can't say when things got better, but she is now 5 and it is better.
This will go away - your nipples almost get callused from breastfeeding and sensations change. But once weaned your nipples will go back o normal eventually. It's different but it's still good. give it a littlemore time. There are other parts of your body that your husband can play with!
My son is almost three and was BF for 8 months and I still have this condition! OBGYN says it's normal... goes away for some... doesn't for others.
I finally shared the whole thing with my husband and he's been more respectful since we chatted, but he was getting upset too. I think when you have children and elect to BF, you really never "own" your bubbies again!
Re-train your hubby on what actually does feel good there now. Usually if you have him work around your nipple for a few minutes before actually touching the nipple, that will help. I remember feeling the same way. Teach him to tease. It will work.
I didn't BF but this is one of the reasons I decided not to. I was told by pretty much all of my BFing friends and mother, etc. that they no longer had any sensation in their nipples at all. They did have the pain but that went away, now they feel nothing.
hth
Consult your doctor and see what he or she has to say.
L.
If you're saying that your nipples are painful when touched, that is not normal, especially if it's been 9 months since you finished breastfeeding. I agree with some of the other mamas ... see your primary care doc or gyn. You may have thrush, or some other infection or condition. My son was diagnosed with thrush this morning, and the treatment for both of us seems pretty easy. But I think this may explain why I am just now having pain for the first time since I started breastfeeding 3 months ago.
I breastfed for 4 years... never had any tenderness or pain in the nipples. Do I enjoy them being pinched by my husband? NO! I've never enjoyed my nipples pinched or rolled hard between the fingers. It's odd that some women think they loose sensation or sexual pleasure feelings if their nipples are touched - because of breastfeeding. Suckling doesn't damage any nerve endings, nor cause structural damage.
Personally - now since I've used my breasts and nipples as they were designed to be used, the sexual connection to them is so diminished that I don't feel sexually excited when they are played with by my husband. I'm wondering if that is what most Moms are feeling but haven't been able to name the feeling.
T. - the pain you are feeling after breastfeeding is NOT normal and I advise you to go to your GYN and talk about it.
T., ask your ob/gyn if there is a cream of some sort that you could use every day to help get your nipples less sensitive. Maybe there is one that would help.
Good luck,
Dawn
It's weird but after my second one, I got feeling back. I know what you mean though, my first nursed a lot and I was totally numb to anything but pain. I am totally back to normal now, good luck!!
I don't remember how long this lasted for me, but it did go away. Eventually mine were back to normal.
I breastfed for 6 months and I too felt very sensitive for quite sometime but I never lost sensation in them. I think in time they will go back to a more normal state. Until then you may want to think about how much caffine you drink/eat per day. That can also cause sensitivity. For me it was an aggrivating feeling when my dh would touch mine. My instinct was to push him away. I just told him to not directly go for the nipple, be gentle with them, sorry TMI. I would call your OB too, see what they have to say.
my nipples are numb for the most part, but i can feel pain in them. I absolutely HATE them being messed with or touched, i understand what your going through. it started after i breast fed my first son, three yrs later and one child since, and there still like that...
