Im 31 weeks pregnant, still not leaking but been having some awful pain on my nipples. They have been very sensitive to touch, they don't really look swollen or anything but I put a warm cloth on them and they still feel sore and achey. (Warm cloth = Internet search.) I asked my mom but her answer to any pregnancy question is drink more water and walk more. Any advice?
-First time mom-
Re: Advice on hurting nips?
I've had a lot more pain/soreness this time around. I'm going to start using a little nipple butter to see if that helps (I don't think the dry/flakiness helps the discomfort). I use Earth Mama Angel Baby nipple butter. You could try some of the cooling gel packs like for breastfeeding (Lansinoh makes some, among other brands), but at least for me, the thought of putting something cool on there right now is not appealing.
There are some with an exercise ball that are supposed to be awesome.