Cracked Nipples

Silver cups!! I used a brand called panda something… silverware are the original brand. They’re so so so healing, they helped me when nothing else did. Compared to any creams they were a miracle. I also used some fresh aloe Vera gel, like straight out of the leaf of a plant (you just cut a leaf off and peel it open and stick the leaf on inside a nipple pad, or scrape the gel out of the cut leaf.
Also to say, it’s really really hard isn’t it. Unbelievably painful when your nipples are wounded, hang on in there if you can. Silver cups healed mine in 48 hours. We also had a tongue tie, after it was released the latch improved in a couple of weeks with some rehab exercises with my finger.

I second silver cups. You can also put some breastmilk in them to help aid recovery.

Thanks ladies, can I ask - do you put them on with nipple cream or like on clean nipples?

You can do either but absolutely fine without anything in them. Pop them on your nipples in your bra and they will stay in place.

also saved me 😅 prescribed creams did absolutely nothing to help but i luckily also only had one nipple really bad so just avoided feeding from that side. Heart goes to everyone whos both nipples were affected 🥲

Both are just destroyed, like gapping cracks. So demoralising! With this cream do you just keep putting it on or do you have a break from it? Even bled through the nipple shields 😢 just feel like I’m hitting rock bottom

Oh no babe I’m so sorry your going thru this, I know it’s tough but it will pass x
I just kept putting it on, you could try getting a warm shower or just gently washing your nipples that might help soothe and then just keep putting the cream on. Defo put a good amount before sleeping and try to drink plenty of water. It sounds pretty bad so maybe you could try giving a bottle if u can until the pain ease up a little

The lansinoh cream was a life saver. Put it on constantly, you can even put it on before a feed as it’s totally safe for baby. I would also suggest gently clean them in the shower and then let them air dry (no bra, no top) for a little bit and then pop some more cream on. Make sure your changing your breast pads at every feed or every 2-3 hours to avoid infection x

definitelyyy. Couldn’t agree more!

Thank you all so much xx

Lansinoh cream worked for me! I bled with nipple shields so pumped and gave him breast milk then gradually put him on and he would latch for like 30 seconds but then it increased and managed to feed for a short time. I still got the tongue tie procedure done and things are slowly getting better