Feb 6

Posted by My OB said WHAT?!?.

“…You’ll Get Nipple Breakdown.”

“You’re nursing too much; you’ll get nipple breakdown” -Postpartum Nurse to new mother after birth.

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Jamilah had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 4:35 pm (Quote)

why are people so dumb? What do they think we did before bottles and formula? duh…and these are the professionals. God help us all

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Patrice had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 4:35 pm (Quote)

What the hell???

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TopHat had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 4:47 pm (Quote)

What the heck is a “nipple breakdown”?! I looked in all my breastfeeding books and couldn’t find this ANYWHERE. Must be some rare complication that’s only this nurse has been privy to.

Seriously, can someone explain what a nipple breakdown is? Besides a great name for a band, of course.

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Lindsey Carr-Ruck had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 4:47 pm (Quote)

WTF???

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Sheva had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 4:48 pm (Quote)

What in heaven’s name is ‘nipple breakdown’?
Is it like an expiration date? Or like batteries that only have so many hours of usage and then they just die??

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Ann had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 5:02 pm (Quote)

Oh CRAP! I’ve been nursing my son for almost 3 years… when will I get ” nipple breakdown”????
wow, that is a bright one right there.

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Chara had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 5:10 pm (Quote)

I get that she’s concerned… but all I can think is- do you take them to a nipple mechanic when you have a nipple breakdown?

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Jane had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 5:34 pm (Quote)

a nurse tried this on me during my last hospital birth. That baby nursed about 90% of the first day, but he was my third nurser and my other two babies had nursed two and three years. So things were about as good as they were going to get.

The nurse came in about 12 hours after the baby was born and said, “You’re going to get sore nipples doing that!”

I snapped back, “I am not!” and she slunk out of the room. I’m such a troublemaker. >;-)

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Mary had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 6:15 pm (Quote)

nipple breakdown? o_O is that a technical term?

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Jena had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 7:16 pm (Quote)

“Is that like ‘break it down’? Oh, oh, will they do the Hammer Dance?!”

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Heather P had this to say, Feb 6, 2010 @ 7:41 pm (Quote)

I burst out laughing at this one.

I’ve been breastfeeding at least one of my two children every day for almost six years. I have yet to get nipple breakdown.

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Jess had this to say, Feb 7, 2010 @ 5:14 am (Quote)

Let’s use it in a sentence.

“My boobs had a nipple breakdown when they realized the stock market crashed”

Doesn’t make any sense now does it. Better get those nips a therapist or they are gonna end up in a mental hospital. LOL

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Aron Reply:
February 7th, 2010 at 5:18 am Aron(Quote)

I can see that now: “yes, I’d like to check my nipples into this facility for treatment. No, not ME! My nipples! You see, they’re having a bit of a breakdown.”

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Leah Reply:
February 8th, 2010 at 5:41 pm Leah(Quote)

Literally lol.

“This sanitarium looks like the perfect place for my nipples to rest and recuperate!”

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Liz Chalmers had this to say, Feb 7, 2010 @ 8:24 am (Quote)

Huh. You know that glorious day when you take off your newborn’s diaper, and there’s the stump of the umbilical cord, after breaking down and detaching? I have the same visual now of taking my bra off and finding two nipples rolling around in it…

My other irreverent thought is…I wonder if that nurse uses that line on her husband? “Honey, you’re making love too much…”

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The Deranged Housewife had this to say, Feb 8, 2010 @ 6:44 pm (Quote)

Jane, I had the same experience you did. I was nursing my third, and yes, after you’re used to nursing a 2-year-old, your boobs are going to get a workout. Big deal. They came in and made a stink about it and I said, “Then get me some Lansinoh!” Turns out I had nursed longer than the lactation consultant… *sigh*

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