Cracks in the nipple

Many mothers do not know firsthand what a cracked nipples. For many, this problem becomes insurmountable means that breastfeeding is over. Some still carries a little more if there is a consultant on breastfeeding.

Here is one such story.

On the phone, Marina said that she was hurt and she was sooooo sooo waiting for me. I said that I was going ...

New parents and baby live in a small room, the door closed at all times, there simply can not be hot and humid. Baby beautiful stand breaks between feedings at three o'clock, just do not wake up - not surprising in such an atmosphere, I immediately wanted to go to sleep, too. We talked on the accumulated problems. My mother is very much unclear organizational aspects of breastfeeding . My advice to her present discovery very different views were Marina on how it should be really. Neither she nor her husband's mother did not breastfeed. The young couple are very tuned to breastfeeding, but did not know about it ...

And Marina just hysterical pain in the nipples, torn and bleeding mouth newborn. Yes, a consultant to work hard with the pain and hysterical mothers. As it is necessary to calm her down, to give hope - and most remain calm. It was scary at first, that did not work, Mom "will not be given."

She has a strong chest, small areola and vyalenko Alexei sucked really hard, and does not try to open your mouth. Attach the baby to the breast pose "Crib" I am trying to put the chest as far as possible. Mom hurt, but better can tolerate. But for a long time we did not suffer, deprived baby from the breast, and Alex fell asleep. And we have long said, what's wrong with the nipple, bottle, than the good co-sleeping. Beautiful mother right in front of my dad called and said, "Well, fine sleeping with us! "They talked about how to take care of the breast (a crack at it, apparently were including because of the wrong, hard-grabbing breast) why pereryvymezhdu feedings should be reduced, even if the child will have to wake up for feeding than bad breast pump for torn the blood of the nipples.

To cracked nipples heal faster:
- Be sure to follow by applying baby to the breast - the pain can not be tolerated! Pain is a signal that something is not quite right.
- At 2-3 days time limit sucking injured chest to 15-20 minutes per attachment.
- After breastfeeding dry the air for 3-5 minutes.
- Put on the areola and nipple thin layer of cream with lanolin nipple, napirmer, Purelan let the cream soak, remove the excess with a soft cloth.
- If a crack large, it is necessary to give time for healing - from 12 hours to 2 days. At this time, the patient is required to express his chest, not to the stagnation of milk and there was not reduced to the amount of milk.
- When the cracks on the nipple can not use a breast pump, as it interferes with the healing of fractures. Mama do well to learn to decant gently and painlessly hands.

After a while we Marina shook Alexei, attached to the breast in the new position "out of hand"   - Oh! much better, you can live! The kid even good mouth opened in surprise apparently, my mother and I helped him a little bit. Marina gasped, and I with her.

AT position "Lying on his side"   venerated long and sad. Marina hysteria that now will be painful, and crawl away with Alexei on the bed ... And Alex once "threatened to" go to sleep, just so we procrastinate, I customized my mother back. As a result, docked, it was not hurt!

However, in this position marina unaccustomed was difficult to give chest despite the small size of her hand under the child prevented her ... Long crawl, happy - but not in vain, it was comfortable, and my mother a little more relaxed.

I answered a lot of questions about the traditional food nursing mothers. He advised to open even the door into the corridor and keep the baby dressed easier.

The next day, Marina wrote sms: "Feed not painful, thank you! But the milk had disappeared somewhere" ...

I was surprised and encouraged her to call and discuss on the phone.

But that is another story...

Here's everything you need to avoid cracked nipples :
- Find out in advance how to put the baby to the breast;
- Patiently teach the baby correctly to breastfeed;
- Take away the chest and apply the kid again, if you see that he sucks wrong;
- If you are not sure about applying, contact the person in the hospital, or to invite a consultant to the house;
- Do not wash your breasts more than once a day;
- Let's nipples after feeding the opportunity to dry in air.

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