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nipple cuts

chocomama65chocomama65 member
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Has anyone ever breastfed wrong and you ended up with a cut on your nipple? If so was u able to breastfeed again?
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Re: nipple cuts

  • elisetaylor09elisetaylor09 member
    I had cracks. Use lots of nipple cream after every feeding it will heal and yes I kept nursing. How old is LO do you have a good latch?
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  • chocomama65chocomama65 member
    Well she just turned 2 in December but I couldn't breastfeed her for long but I'm 14 weeks now and I want to breastfeed this one
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  • surpriseadditionsurpriseaddition member
    You can definitely still nurse with cracks. Agree with PP about lanolin, but you can also nurse LO from different positions if you do develop a crack. Adjusting the angle that LO is latching by using different positions will take pressure off the crack and allow it to heal. I never had cracks with my first 2, but did with #3. So, just because it happened with #1 doesn't mean it will definitely happen again. It has more to do with LO than you.


    **DD1 - 7/9/98**

    **DS - 11/9/00**

    **DD2 - 4/30/13**

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  • chocomama65chocomama65 member
    I used the lanolin and expressed milk on it but even if it was a bad Crack u still think I could with the new baby?
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  • elisetaylor09elisetaylor09 member
    I didn't realize mine had bled until LO threw up some blood (I freaked) so we supplemented with formula for a day I pumped the milk and there wasn't any blood so I went back to nursing. You can still nurse just load your nipples up with the lanolin it will help immensely.
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  • surpriseadditionsurpriseaddition member
    edited January 2015
    You can definitely nurse the new LO. My crack was super bad (the nipple was split right down the middle) but I continued to BF and pumped instead for a few days while it was healing. I can BF just fine now, even though I actually have a slight scar. Because it happened with #3, I was determined to continue since I had successfully nursed both of my first two.


    **DD1 - 7/9/98**

    **DS - 11/9/00**

    **DD2 - 4/30/13**

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  • missygogomissygogo member
    edited January 2015
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  • chocomama65chocomama65 member
    OK thank u ladies
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