Pain in the nipples during lactation

Often after giving birth, a woman feels a pain in her nipples when feeding. Many, perceiving this phenomenon as quite normal, tolerate. However, according to experts, you can not endure the pain in the nipples during breastfeeding.

The process of feeding a newborn should deliver both the baby and his mother joy and pleasure. But if the nipples hurt, no positive emotions can be said.

As a rule, the appearance of unpleasant sensations in a woman is the result of some mistakes in the organization of the process of feeding. In this case, the child often lacks nutrition, so that it is transferred to other types of feeding.

Pain in the nipples during lactation often provokes more serious problems. For example, they include cracks. In addition, with insufficient emptying of the mammary gland with accompanying adverse factors, mastitis may develop.

To avoid the suspension of lactation, it is necessary to find out the cause of the soreness and discomfort and get rid of it.

To the most common provoking pain in nipples, the factors include an incorrect posture or applying to the breast during feeding. Wherein:

- the lips of the baby do not lie on the chest, but are drawn inside;

- there is insufficient support for the baby's head or chest during the first days of feeding, as a result, it is difficult for the child to keep the nipple in the correct position;

- the child gradually begins to crawl on the nipple, starting to suck it only after a good initial application;

- the nipple becomes more vulnerable, because it shifts when the mother makes a toddler for the spout "dimple" in the chest;

- Support for the breast from below is not enough, as a result, it weighs on the lower lip of the baby, and the nipple is located in his mouth incorrectly.

Pain sensations can appear as a result of changes in the technique of sucking. This occurs often when using artificial nipples. Increased sensitivity, irritation also occurs due to the accumulation of leaky milk in the nipple area. This happens, for example, when using wet pads for the chest.

In the only, perhaps, case, the pain can be considered a variant of the norm. This happens in the hospital for the second day. The seizure of the breast by the child can be accompanied by soreness. However, with proper application of it to the chest, discomfort occurs during the feeding process. This kind of soreness is provoked by a change in the epithelium (the formation of a coarser skin). As a rule, such condition passes in a week.

In some cases, pain persists for a fairly long time. The reasons for the development of this state include:

- mastitis or lactostasis, coarsening of the skin of the nipple, as a result of which it is difficult to grasp correctly;

- abnormalities of the nipple (dents, with dermal outgrowths or warts, nipples with a deep fold);

- Hypersensitivity in the nipple (often detected before the onset of pregnancy);

- Dry skin due to frequent washing using soap under tap water; In addition, some women lubricate their nipples with diamond green (green), which should not be done; Dryness can be caused by an insufficient number of Montgomery's glands producing natural nipples for nipples;

- damage to the skin in the nipple;

- abundant tides of milk;

- a dream, lying on the stomach, when the chest is crumpled;

- chest or nipple injury.

The above reasons are considered the most common, causing soreness in the nipples.

It should be noted that not only a woman has such a state. It happens that the nipples hurt a man. The reason may be increased sensitivity of this area, which is characteristic of many representatives of the stronger sex. Often, the nipples can react painfully to changes in temperature or touch.