Bad mummy

I followed none of the old wives’ tales, so you can say I broke all of them. Didn’t even engage a confinement nanny. Drank loads of water and that helped me a lot. If you’re already so engorged, then yes please ask her to chill on the booster foods. And please don’t feel ashamed to pump the milk out instead of direct latching if you need your nipples to heal. You’re recovering from giving birth. Pregnancy and labour were hard, so don’t be hard on yourself now. When your nipples feel better in a couple of days, you can decide again if you want to try direct latching again. Baby might not be latching properly and therefore causing all the blisters. You may consider seeing a lactation consultant if you’d like to try direct latching again. But otherwise, if you decide to exclusively pump, that’s also hard work! You’re just doing your best for your baby, so don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Take care dear.. and apply some lanolin ointment on the nipples. Helps a lot.