mastitis breastfeeding

in this video i’m going to talk about blisters.it’s very common to get blisters when you start nursing the baby. unless they’re extremelysore, bloody and cracked, don’t get overly discouraged. one thing you can do is try acream, like a lansinol, which lubricates the breast area and has some healing agents. thiscream you can apply after you’ve finished nursing the baby. you might find that thiscream irritates you, however, such has been my experience. so what i do is, after i’mfinished nursing the baby, i squeeze out a little bit of extra breast milk. i coat thebreast area, the nipple area, and when no one’s around i let my breasts air-dry. thisi found really works wonders. now it’s very common to have pain from these blisters, especiallyin the early weeks. and you can have that

within i would say the first five to ten minutesof starting to nurse. if your breasts are extremely sore and bloody and uncomfortable,i definitely would consult a doctor or a lactation consultant. but if the pain goes away withina few minutes of nursing, i think you can nurse through these blisters. and hopefullyyou won’t have them after the baby is about a month or so old.