Milk blisters

Curls218

After last Sunday's cracked nipple incident, just now DS spit up MORE blood. I did some research and I think I have milk blisters. My nips look white-ish after nursing. Anyone else have this? I read on Kellymom how to treat them, so I'll follow that, but if anyone else here has words if wisdom, please share!

magdalina.h

I think white nipples means a bad latch. Milk blisters are more like pimple looking things.

Curls218

Ok, did some more research (ah the joys of self-diagnosing on the internet) and I think I actually have vapospasm.  DS likes a shallow latch (he starts off great but then backs off) so I think this is the cause.  Oy.  The things we go through for our kids

rooftop

I had milk blisters my first week. They look like zits and they can pop. If your whole nipple is turning white its not milk blisters. Can you talk to a LC? That might help and keep you from misdiagnosing yourself. GL

catskitch

I had a milk blister in the beginning and it hurt so much when he latched on. It was popable and I used a cold compress on it. It didn't bleed though.

coraggiosa

Your baby spit up blood? I'd call your pediatrician. I don't think that can be caused by vasospasm, but I could be wrong. 

Ruger04

I agree with @coraggiosa call the pedi

sfeebs13

I would be calling the pedi ASAP. If it's nothing concerning LO consult your LC.

Curls218

coraggiosa said:

Your baby spit up blood? I'd call your pediatrician. I don't think that can be caused by vasospasm, but I could be wrong. 

It happened last week as well. I called the ped then and they said I most likely have a cracked nipple. The blood is mixed in with the milk in the spit up and lessened when I nursed on the other side and by the next feeding (I have a pumped bottle) it went away completely. If it did not go away I would have been calling again!! Even my LC said that she sees it all the time.

nittanygirl28

Curls218 said:

coraggiosa said:

Your baby spit up blood? I'd call your pediatrician. I don't think that can be caused by vasospasm, but I could be wrong. 

It happened last week as well. I called the ped then and they said I most likely have a cracked nipple. The blood is mixed in with the milk in the spit up and lessened when I nursed on the other side and by the next feeding (I have a pumped bottle) it went away completely. If it did not go away I would have been calling again!! Even my LC said that she sees it all the time.

This happened to me at week 2. We freaked out and called pedi. It was blood from my damaged nipple. And thank you for texting me the term vasospasm. This is my LO! I'm always having to rematch because he adjusts to a shallow latch. It makes him very angry.