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Sore nipples
Hello, I'm mother of 2 month old baby. My baby is premature,so doctor told me to give breastfeeding as much as possible. About a week ago I developed sore nipples. Whenever I'm feeding my baby my nipples are paining a lot. From two days I'm unable to breastfeed due to pain ( specially right side). I'm applying lanolin ointment. Is there any other medication I can use?
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You can use an nipple shield while lactating
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You can express milk and apply that to around sore parts of nipple
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first you should learn proper method of latching baby to breast
like babies nose tip should touch breast tissue whole of nipple and areola should be inside babies mouth and babies chin should be touching the breast.
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burping should be done once baby completed breast feeding
if baby is not able to do sucking the express milk manually or do spoon feeding of breast milk
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Dr. Archana Rawat
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
16 yrs exp
Delhi
Hot fomentation and Nipple shield
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Dr. Sravya Naramchetti
Gynecologist/Obstetrician
6 yrs exp
Visakhapatnam
Is there any bleeding or cracks over the nipple??
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use nipple shield
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if not express milk and feed, wait for the soreness to settle down and then breast feed again.
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