Cracked nipples
Anything to help cracked nipples? I’m in agony! Even wearing a bra is painful. I’ve had to start combi feeding as latching on is incredibly sore. Lanolin is just about working to help heal
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I expressed breast milk onto my nipples and rubbed into the cracks after each feed until they’d healed as my midwife told me it would help because it has healing properties. I left it to dry before putting my bra on. Then on the odd feed I’d use a nipple shield if it was too sore which gave them extra time to heal.
There are nipple creams you can buy and they’re genuinely safe for babies without you having to wipe it off every time you need to feed or pump.
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