There are many reasons some mothers can’t breastfeed or have to stop breastfeeding due to nipple or breast pain or injury.
Article first published on Tums2Tots …
This article won’t focus on the kind of nutrients and antibodies your baby will get from breast milk,neither on how breastfeeding can help mom bond with the new arrival. Or how it might help lose some of the baby fat, a struggle for most women. Rather, it’s about when breastfeeding doesn’t come naturally.
There are many reasons some mothers can’t breastfeed or have to stop breastfeeding due to nipple or breast pain or injury. There are a few things that can affect the nipple making it sore or difficult to breastfeed. Nipple and breast infection, excessive milk supply, plugged milk ducts, and skin disorders.
Let’s be honest, no one really shares the daunting parts, the occasions where breastfeeding doesn’t come naturally, unless you actively search them out.
Using a moisturising nipple cream which contains coconut oil and aloe vera, both natural ingredients, to hydrate the skin and soften the nipples can go a long way to soothe sore nipples. Look for a baby friendly product that can still be used while you breastfeed.
