White spots on the nipples during breastfeeding may be excessive milk secretion or sebaceous gland infection, mastitis and other diseases. The former can be properly warmed or wiped with warm water, while the latter two generally require medication or surgery.
When breastfeeding, excessive milk secretion is not discharged in time, causing blockage of the milk ducts, coupled with bacterial infection, there may be white dots on the nipple. Appropriate hot compresses or rubbing and soaking the nipple with warm water for about 10 minutes can soften the nipple and make the milk ducts open.
When the sebaceous glands produce a lot of sebum, if not cleaned in time, an infection may occur, resulting in small white spots on the nipple. Antibiotic treatment can be given under doctor’s guidance, commonly used penicillin, ceftriaxone sodium, cefixime, etc.
If the nipple white spots persist, and accompanied by other breast discomfort, such as localized redness, swelling and hot pain in the breast as a sign of acute mastitis. It is recommended to consult a doctor in time, early antibiotic treatment can be given, commonly used penicillin, ceftriaxone sodium, cefixime and so on. If the abscess has been formed, it is necessary to do abscess incision and drainage in time.
Breastfeeding need to keep the nipple clean, nipple white spots, it is best to go to the hospital breast surgery for further diagnosis, after a comprehensive examination to confirm the diagnosis, actively cooperate with the treatment.