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Cleaning Wipes for Breast/nipple and for Medela Pump Parts and Storage Bags
(I did that after every nursing 'session' and I never had cracked nipples)... Lansinoh cream is also good. I used Medela bags because I had a Medela pump. ...
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- Just wanted to add a note about Lansinoh cream - try to only use it when you really need it e.g. when you first start breastfeeding & when your nipples are very dry. ...
- I breastfed my son for a year, nursing when I could and pumping and leaving bottles for my husband and caregivers when necessary. I really liked the medela storage bag...
- I used the Medela bags for the first few months, and then switched to the Lansinoh because they held more. Both were exactly the same, functionally. Technically, you...
Seeking Help from All Women on Strange Nipple Question
Their purpose is to prevent your nipples from becoming dry, cracked and swollen, and prevent germs (and yeast) from contaminating/infecting the ...
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- The areola is the darker area surrounding the nipple. The size and colour of the areola differs greatly from girl to girl. It can be small as a euro or big as a bee...
- A., I never had that problem but I know of a website where women have. They could probably offer some advice on what they did. The website is www.fertilethoughts.com...
- Like you read before these are glands and mine still get irritated by synthetic bra liners, sweat and hot water. I learned to stop washing my breast with the soap I u...
Breastfeeding
I was very sore (cracked nipples and bleeding also), which led to me being .... Cracked nipples are another sign that the baby isn't totally lathced on. ...
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- I had the same problem. There are covers you can buy to put on your breast, and the baby sucks on the insert niple. I forgot what they are called. But the milk is a...
- Fenegreek (the spice...but also found in capsules in health food stores) can increase milk production. Hospital births and polices decrease breastfeeding success...h...
- I used Lansinoh lanolin ointment on my nipples at night for the couple of weeks leading up to my due date with my second child. I had scabbing and cracked nipples with...
Herpangina
May 23, 2009 ... You might want to try using a nipple shield. (You can get them at Babies R Us) That helped me alot when mine were cracking and bleeding, ...
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- Get yourself some motherlove nipple cream and slather it on between feedings. Works great and fast. http://www.motherlove.com/product_nipple_cream.php
- After your son is finished nursing wash & dry your nipples and then extract a little of your milk, spread around your nipples and let it dry. This worked for me!
- I am so sorry for your pain! Whew..I completely understand. My nipples got so bad during breastfeeding I had to pump only for two days (even though she hadn't had a bo...
Blood in Pumping Horns
It is most likely from a slightly cracked or chapped nipple-- tis the season. If you don't have hard portions to your breasts and a raging fever, ...
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- Hey R.! When I was first nursing/pumping I also had bleeding but it was obviously from the nipple. It looked like I was producing strawberry milk! I do think, thoug...
- Hi R., I have been nursing while at home and pumping while at work for 7 months. I didn't use the Lansinoh after the first two weeks. I've never had anything more ...
- the only time I had bleeding while breastfeeding or pumping was because I had thrush on my breasts...but that is excruciating--no forgetting or overlooking that pain! ...
Sore Nipples
It is pure lanolin and gives immediate relief of the soreness (also works amazing on dry, cracked lips!). Also try rubbing some breast milk on your nipples ...
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- I would definately call a lactation consultant. It sounds to me like she isn't latching on quite right. The lactation consultant can watch you feed her and show you ho...
- buy the lansinoh lanolin, seems expensive but lasts forever! I nursed my first for only 7 weeks because the pain and blistering nipples was so bad. My daughter nursed ...
- Call La Leche http://www.lllofaz.org/. This site is specifically for the Tuscon area. They're free & have lactation consultants on call. At 2 wks, it became extremely ...
Daughter Sucks Thumb, Red, Swollen, Cracked.......
When I was little, in the winter my hands would get cracked and red. ... It is used for breastfeeding mothers soar nipples. it is safe for baby to ingest ...
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- Try to limit thumb sucking to bed/nap time (because that is when she really needs it) the rest of the time try to put lotion ( Aquaphor does wonders) on it and put a ...
- My daughter also sucks her thumbs, acctually both, and they were both red and chapped. We have been putting chapstick on them and it seems to have worked. Good luck....
- I would try putting neosporin ointment on it and them put a sock on her hand so she can't get to her thumb. Good Luck!
Pumping
I also pumped and got cracked nipples and was told to turn the pump down. Apparently I had it turned up too high and was causing a lot of discomfort. ...
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- gerber makes a good chapstick type thing called Breast Therapy..that really helped me..have u tried nursing in the bathtub? sometimes that helps w/ latching..it worked...
- Buy some nipple cream in a purple tube, helps alot. GREAT job nursing/pumping for your child. Go to your local bf support group either through the hospital or Le Leche...
- You might need a different size horn(the part that goes around the nipple). I know medela makes different sizes that you can get at babies r us. My lactation consult...
Nipple Shields
The pumping out of the extra milk was what I learned by trial and error and I've succesfully breastfed my last four with no bloody, cracked nipples. ...
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- Hi J. I breast fed all 4 of my children and like you had to use the shields because of how painful it was with the first one and the fact he was eating every hour and...
- I had to use a nipple shield for at least one month with my daughter until she could latch without it. She continued to nurse for 13 months until we had to stop becau...
- J. Congratulations on your son! And big kudos to you for sticking with it through a rough spot & nursing!!!!!!!!!! Very few women make it past the first hurdle thes...
3 Yo Daughter with Sore/itchy Nipple
Her left nipple looks normal (at least what I think normal is for a 3 yo! I really never paid much attention to them. .... Cracked Nipples ...
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- Well my first response is what kind of detergent do you wash with? Could it be an irritant? I myself only wash with Free & Clear products and unscented fabric softne...
- Have you checked to see if she has fluid in her nipples? I know this sounds ridiculous but it may be worth the doctor looking into it. Usually this developes in pubert...
- She could have a yeast infection, you can get yeast infections on ur nipples I would call the dr
