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Severe nipple pain on left side
Hi, I am a new mother of a 30 days old baby and I am having severe nipple pain on left side while breastfeeding. The pain was bearable for the first few weeks but gradually it has increased and now I am not even able to feed my baby from that side since 2 days. When I touch it, the skin seems hard and it is painful even while touching. What do I do? I am in immense pain. Please help.
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It is due to cracked nipple , it generally happened due to poor latching / positioning of the baby while feeding.
There are medicated oint / cream to overcome this . And correct technique is required , home remedies are also there . It will improve . Otherwise feeding will become a troubling experience .
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Dr. Dyuti Navadia
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5 yrs exp
Pune
It's mostly due to cracked nipple
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