Bloody nipple

pixy_stix · December 2010

ow ow ow ow! I have no idea how it happened, but I have a bloody, crusty nipple. I've been applying lanolin, and letting bm dry on it. Should I let DD eat from the boob, or should I pump?

Sapphyr · December 2010

She can still nurse from the affected side but you may see blood in her diaper from it. I say do it if you aren't in terrible pain. If you're in pain I'd pump instead.

Valerie120408 · December 2010

Ouch! I found nursing to be less painful when that happened to me with DS1. Fwiw, it healed quickly.

andrealynn0707 · December 2010

I hope it heals quickly! Ask Ksun about milk blisters. She might have some advice for you.

aspade · December 2010

andrealynn0707:
I hope it heals quickly! Ask Ksun about milk blisters. She might have some advice for you.

Was it a bleb? Or is it bloody/crusty out of nowhere?

pixy_stix · December 2010

I don't think it's a blister (no blob). Just bloody/crusty out of nowhere.

Ris1127 · December 2010

Ouch! I hope it heals fast.

babyluv617 · December 2010

Ouch! I would still nurse as long as it isn't too painful.

aspade · December 2010

It suggests something has changed with her latch, Pixy. Have you recently started positioning her differently perhaps? Put lanolin on it, definitely nurse through it (unless you're in a lot of pain, but it doesn't sound like it), and be hyper-vigilant about the latch.

She could also be going through a growth spurt (has she been clusterfeeding in the evenings?) and toughening your nips up for further nursing.

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