8 ways breastfeeding can affect your nipples—
), it could be a sign your baby isn’t latching well and cutting off blood supply to your nipple. This is called vasospasm, and is often accompanied by burning, stinging or shooting pain. Fixing the latch usually fixes the problem, although vasospasm can also be a symptom of Raynaud’s disease, and unrelated to breastfeeding. Vasospasm is often misdiagnosed as thrush, because they have similar symptoms.
Blisters can often be treated at home with warm washcloths and saline solution but if it’s not going away, see your doctor or a lactation consultant.Thrush is a yeast infection that can be on your nipple, or in the baby’s mouth, or both. You may notice itchiness, pain or white flakes, and your baby may have white, cheese-curd like patches in his mouth. Griffin notes that thrush is actually rare, and often misdiagnosed.
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