What to do if your nipple sucks and peels during breastfeeding

Nipple sucking and skinning during breastfeeding need to take comprehensive treatment, such as general treatment, medication and so on. 1. General treatment: the patient before each breastfeeding can be wet hot compresses on the breast and nipple, at the same time can be appropriate gentle massage of the breast, so that the areola becomes soft before breastfeeding, if necessary, you can stop breastfeeding, the use of breast pump or hand milk after bottle feeding, avoid direct breastfeeding, to promote the healing of the fissure. 2. medication: for breastfeeding nipple sucking rotten skin is more serious, need to take anti-infection treatment, such as erythromycin ointment, external application of drugs need to avoid breastfeeding, so as to avoid the baby through the breast milk absorption of drugs. The medication needs to be applied in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, not to be used indiscriminately, so as not to cause adverse consequences, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, in accordance with the doctor’s instructions to take standardized treatment.