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Pumping blood? Any advice?

mdaugherty8mdaugherty8 member
in Babies: 3 - 6 Months
Anyone have advice to quickly heal cracked and bleeding nipples? Just pumped and here's what it looks like. image
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Re: Pumping blood? Any advice?

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    saric83saric83 member
    Ouch!!  Do you have any other pain besides just the nipples being sore?  Just wondering since the blood can also be a sign of mastitis.  I've had it twice and didn't experience bleeding either time, but it's definitely not something to mess around with.  When I had cracked nipples, I used Motherlove Nipple Cream, and then I wore breast shields because they were way too sore rubbing against a bra.  
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    ldmwldmw member
    Keep pumping. The milk is okay to feed and you are likely just passing a clog. Try Breastmilk or coconut oil on your nipples.
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    mdaugherty8mdaugherty8 member
    I've had mastitis before. A lot of pain but no bleeding.
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    maelily15maelily15 member
    A friend of mine was pumping blood. Are you also BFing? Your LO's latch might be off. She went to a lactation consultant because she was in so much pain and they told her to exclusively pump because her daughter's latch was so bad. I'd say to check in with a LC, they'll know about mastitis also.
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