During breastfeeding, local damage to the nipple can easily occur due to improper manner. Especially if the newborn bites the nipple, then the patient will also show local pain and even bleeding. First of all, you can use warm salt water to scrub the area, which can relieve the patient’s pain and discomfort. It is important to practice proper breastfeeding, and if necessary, if there is an obvious inflammatory reaction, you can choose to use topical antimicrobial ointment. Erythromycin ointment is commonly used, but the affected nipple should be stopped from nursing and the milk should be sucked up every day, if it heals after normal nursing. In addition, it is important to keep the milk emptying during breastfeeding, because milk stagnation can easily lead to infection. In case of severe infection, intravenous anti-infection treatment is also necessary. Depending on the condition, a broad-spectrum penicillin sodium or cephalosporin can be given intravenously.
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