Nipple thrush and baby oral thrush usually happen together when you are breastfeeding. A thrush infection can be very painful during breastfeeding and between feeds. Thrush is an infection caused by a fungus named Candida albicans, and its symptoms are very similar to mastitis. A nipple fungal infection spreads easily when you are breastfeeding, so…
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…
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…