Anybody have any tips on healing bleeding nipples faster? It's so incredibly painful at this point that it almost brings me to tears just to breastfeed LO.. I don't want to give up on this because I have such awesome milk supply but at the same time it's almost intolerable. I have been using Lanolin pretty obsessively and I stopped letting her nurse on the affected side for the time being.. what else can I do??
Re: Bleeding Nipples
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Breastmilk itself has antibacterial properties. I used to rub some milk on after a feeding and let them air dry for as long as I could.
I still put some BM on the cuts and scrapes that Drew gets. They seem to heal much faster!
I used lanolin and exposed them to air. I have very sensitive skin, so mine bled for a couple of weeks. I pretty much had ny boobs hanging out the entire first month to get them that air exposure. But after about 4 or 5 weeks... no pain! Hang in there!