What is chapped nipple

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Boudoir gets the disease of tit chapped when lactation, and the circumstance that can have ache, so, what is tit chapped? Let's talk about it.

What is chapped nipple

Chapped nipple is one of the common diseases in lactation period. In mild cases, there are only cracks on the surface of the nipple, and even local exudation and bleeding. If it does not heal for a long time, it is easy to form small ulcers, and if it is not handled properly, it is very easy to cause mastitis. Especially when breast-feeding, there is often a tearing heart and splitting lung pain, which makes the patient restless and extremely painful. After the chapped nipple, when the baby sucks, it will feel sharp pain in the nipple, wipe it, it will bleed, flow pus, and form yellow scab.

New mummy's nipple skin is delicate and can't bear the stimulation of baby sucking, especially when the milk is insufficient or the nipple is too small or invaginated. Because baby sucks and bites the nipple hard, the nipple epidermis becomes soft, peeled and eroded by saliva, forming cracks of different sizes. In addition, the baby's posture is not correct when taking on the nipple, she does not hold the nipple and most of the areola, or the lactating mother excessively cleans the nipple with soap, alcohol and other irritants, which causes the nipple to be too dry and easily chaps the nipple skin. When the laceration is serious, the nipple can rot and secondary infection.

Usually, the yellow liquid oozing from the crack will form scab after drying, which is dry and painful. Especially when the baby is sucking, it will have knife like pain, which makes people unbearable. Once bacteria enter from the cleft, they can also invade the breast, causing mastitis or breast abscess, and breast feeding has to be interrupted. So in the early stage, we should pay attention to timely treatment or conditioning to prevent the severity of the disease.

matters needing attention

There are two cases of chapped nipple after alternate feeding, but also pay attention to often change underwear, in order to prevent abrasion nipple and areola. It can also enhance the nipple resistance by massaging the nipple.