When a newborn baby’s nipple bleeds after sucking on the breast, it is necessary to suspend breastfeeding. It takes a lot of time to recover from a sucked nipple, and if you continue to let your baby breastfeed, it can easily cause the wound to increase in size and lead to an infection.
During the cessation of breastfeeding, it is important to express milk on time to avoid significant swelling, which can lead to mastitis, and also to help avoid a decrease in lactation due to less sucking.
Breastmilk expressed during the recovery period that does not contain the mother’s blood can be stored and spoon-fed to the baby. After the wound has scabbed over, you can usually fit a breast protector for the baby to suckle on the nipple and areola to avoid having the baby suckle directly on the nipple, which can increase the trauma or open the wound.
If the nipple is infected, you can apply some ointment to help recovery if necessary, such as rehabilitation of new liquid, iodine solution, or mupirocin ointment, etc. Do not breastfeed your baby during the period of applying the medicine, and then breastfeed again after complete recovery.