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Nipple area abcess

2020-09-20 09:41:22
I am a breastfeeding mother. My lo is 10 months old. I have developed a small boil like thing on my nipple area and it's paining when baby feeds. Is it because of baby biting or any infection?
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Clean local area before and after breast feeding with Luke warm water, apply nipcare ointment after feeding

Answered2020-09-20 16:35:59

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Use Nipcare ointment before feeding and Neosporin ointment after feeding your baby
Next Steps
Keep dry
Health Tips
Take Tablet Taxim o 200 mg twice a day for 5 days Take Tablet Fenlong S twice a day for three days

Answered2020-09-20 12:31:08

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Do you have fever??
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better to meet doctors
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empty breast after each feed

Answered2020-09-20 10:31:31

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