Many women after a while after the birth begin to notice that they have nipples when feeding, sometimes giving unbearable anguish. Young inexperienced moms believe that this is a normal phenomenon, but experts say that it is impossible to endure the pain in the nipples, as she can talk about certain diseases.

Breastfeeding is a natural process that should not only benefit, but also the enjoyment of both the infant and the mother. But when the mother at this process strongly hurt the nipples, how can he deliver joy? One of the most important reasons for this pain is the wrong organization of feeding. And if feeding goes wrong, it can badly affect the health of both mother and child. The child in this case receives inadequate food, and in the course of time it must be fed with mixtures. The mother may have mastitis due to the fact that the breast remains milk.

If you have such a problem, you must follow a number of rules of natural feeding.

Check that the baby is properly attached to the chest.

The lips of the baby should lie on the chest, and not be drawn inside;.

in the first days of life, when the child still does not know how to hold the head, it must be maintained, the chest should also be supported, directing it to the lips of the child;.

when the child has grown a little, his head needs to be held by the elbow bend, since the palm can not withstand the weight of the head, and it gradually slides;.

mum "helps" the child to attach a spout, making a dimple on his chest, which causes the nipple in the baby's mouth to assume the wrong position;.

Also, the wrong position of the nipple in the mouth may result in improper support of the breast during feeding.

If you give the baby pacifiers, he can change the technique of sucking, which results in pain in the nipples.

If the milk flowing from the breast lingers near the nipple and the surrounding skin, there may also be discomfort in the nipple area.

If you find that the position of the baby during feeding is incorrect, correct it by following the tips. Do not give the baby a pacifier if your nipples hurt, and carefully watch the breast - nipples should be clean - they should not have milk.

There is also a natural reason for the fact that a woman suffers from nipples during feeding. Usually the pain appears on the second day after the birth of the child and passes after a while after the child began to suck the breast, provided that the right attachment. The cause of such pain in the nipples, which after about a week finally passes, is a change in the layer of the epithelium on the nipples, the skin coarsens so that the nipples can withstand several months of feeding.

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