The painful nipple

The painful nipple

Painful nipples are usually caused by inappropriate feeding or feeding or sucking table by the child. It may also produce an infection mostly with Candida fungus

General Tips

If you have both breasts painful, you should press the button until the milk descends and then it becomes available to the child.

Make sure that the child’s decompression puts pressure on the least nourished food. Do not get lost if the child is about to start breastfeeding. Learn to relax

Use dry heating, for example, a low-voltage bulb placed 12-18 inches away from the breast and lasting 10-15 minutes after each meal

If the nipple is cracked, cut the cactus gel into the nipples to lift the pain and facilitate healing

To prevent nipple nipple the baby several times to avoid a very hungry child bites violently on the nipple. Another place to breastfeed is usually to rotate the baby’s mouth pressure on the breast and learn to end the sucking correctly
Between meals keep the nipples dry. Its displays of illumination and sunlight. Do not wash them with soap, alcohol or petroleum solvents that may remove their natural protection

If pain is severe and persistent despite these procedures, it may be a sign of Candida