I can't help you there. I would tend to think that your milk ducts reach all the way back there or something. I envy people who get any sort of feeling when breastfeeding. I never had the letdown feeling, or the knowing when your baby needs to feed (or you are going to explode) type thing. Nada on the boobs letting me know anything! The nipples hurt for a while, but that was it. I wasn't worried about whether Isabel was getting enough, though. She was a CHUBBA!
I too am pretty sure that is has something to do with the milk ducts in your arm pits and because there is no way for them to release the milk it creates an itchyness. Might be an old wives tale...maybe google it??
I've done a lot of breastfeeding in my time, but haven't had itchy armpits - I'm thinking though it might be because it's just God having a laugh... watching you juggle the bub and have a scratch... another of life's mysteries...
Ha!
No idea.
Harps sleep is getting better too, cutting some teeth, so i'll just blame them if things get bad again! And wow, feeding every hour! I would go insane, especially with the itchy arm pits!
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I can't help you there. I would tend to think that your milk ducts reach all the way back there or something. I envy people who get any sort of feeling when breastfeeding. I never had the letdown feeling, or the knowing when your baby needs to feed (or you are going to explode) type thing. Nada on the boobs letting me know anything! The nipples hurt for a while, but that was it. I wasn't worried about whether Isabel was getting enough, though. She was a CHUBBA!
I too am pretty sure that is has something to do with the milk ducts in your arm pits and because there is no way for them to release the milk it creates an itchyness. Might be an old wives tale...maybe google it??
I've done a lot of breastfeeding in my time, but haven't had itchy armpits - I'm thinking though it might be because it's just God having a laugh... watching you juggle the bub and have a scratch... another of life's mysteries...
Ha!
No idea.
Harps sleep is getting better too, cutting some teeth, so i'll just blame them if things get bad again! And wow, feeding every hour! I would go insane, especially with the itchy arm pits!
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