Hi Lea

At the recent LRC seminars in Australia, Dr Alison Stuebe spoke about  
pain in breastfeeding and how in some circumstances pain scores were  
exagerated due to depression and other issues.  I can't remember all  
the details, but maybe if you search for her on the net you may find  
something that helps you.  The situation you described resonates with  
my memory of what she was saying at the seminar.

Jenny

Jenny Doncon
Breastfeeding Counsellor, IBCLC, Australia

(read my expressing story here: http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41257 
  and my weaning diary here http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40015)



On 19/06/2011, at 8:42 PM, Lea Rivera Todaro wrote:

> Alright here's a question that my western medicine mind can't  
> justify, but my eastern medicine mind thinks is perfectly  
> reasonable. So, what do you think....
>
> In the last week I have had two clients both with C-sections.  Both  
> babes are almost 10days old and gaining well.  But that is only  
> because mom is supplementing.  Both mothers complain of excruciating  
> pain at latch that may or may not always resolve.  Both babes  
> demonstrated barracuda like fast tight latches.  Work on latch with  
> both dyads and even when babe is seemingly latched well -- mother is  
> still in huge amounts of pain.  This occurs even after a 36 hour  
> healing and nipples look fairly undamaged.  One babe does not appear  
> to be tongue tied and one appears to have a submucosal but with  
> fairly good movement.  So, the western part of my brain says early  
> bottle use, tongue tie and residual damage and bruising is causing  
> the pain.
>
> The other part of me wonders whether the effect of the c-section has  
> heightened the pain response in both of these women so that even  
> mild discomfort is translated as pain.  Am I crazy?
>
> Lea
>
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