How to heal a cracked nipple while breastfeeding?

How to heal a cracked nipple while breastfeeding?

Bymarit asman

Trying to heal a cracked nipple while breastfeeding is often difficult and frustrating. However, it should never be a reason to give up on breastfeeding. Every new mom that starts breastfeeding may experience some tenderness or discomfort. Fortunately, this nipple tenderness does not last long. The nipples will soon get tougher, and breastfeeding becomes a…

A blocked milk duct or breastfeeding mastitis – how to tell the difference

A blocked milk duct or breastfeeding mastitis – how to tell the difference

Bymarit asman

You can get a blocked milk duct when milk is not sufficiently removed from the breast. These hard lumps, also known as plugged milk ducts or clogged milk ducts, form in a woman’s breast’s narrow milk ducts. Mastitis (breast infection) in breastfeeding women is often the result of a plugged milk duct. Often mastitis is…