How do you prevent nipple blanching?

na24 · July 2009

If you have Raynaud's and have this happen a lot, what can you do to prevent it? ?This is happening all day long and it's killing me. ?I've read what's on kellymom.com about it. ?I think I will try taking more calcium (and I wonder if it's getting worse recently because I've cut out dairy ... gassy babies), but other than that, any tips?

charlatti · July 2009

One thing that helped me was keeping really warm -- I'd grab a blanket and wrap it around my chest after DD finished nursing. Don't know if that will work for anyone else, though.

alison43 · July 2009

I tried vitamin b6...didn't seem to help.

Cutting out caffeine, though--that helps a lot. I tried adding it back in the other day and had white and purple-spotted nips. Oh the pain.

I also like to wear fatter nursing pads...I think it's like insulation but that could just be psychosomatic, LOL.

hero · July 2009

I try to keep my nipples warm after feedings. Someone on this board said she put a disposable heating pad between her bra and the nursing pad and it helped.

GretchenlovesMichael · July 2009

ugh it is SO PAINFUL

i used to sleep with a heating pad so i could throw it on the left breast after nursing at night. during the day i would sometimes use heat, sometimes just layer up. but then sometimes fabric irritated it too. one thing that worked for me as a quick temporary fix was cupping my hand over the nipple to keep it warm without irritating it by touching it.

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