White spots on nipples

White spots on the nipples basically occur in breastfeeding women. The incidence of this disease is relatively high, so it should be treated as soon as possible after discovery to avoid more serious conditions from happening again. And if you also feel that you have some headache symptoms, you must pay attention to it, as this may be a symptom induced by some complications, which does not belong to a single type of disease.

reason :

One is nipple ulcer caused by nipple fissure. Generally, there is no congestion in the breast, but the mother will feel severe nipple pain.

The other type is small white bubbles on the nipple. There is a nearly transparent membrane blocking the nipple hole, so the milk cannot come out or cannot come out smoothly. There will be congestion in the breast, and the baby will feel pain in the nipple and the nerves in the breast when eating.

Another type is a fat-like substance formed by dehydrated milk. This situation is more common after milk stasis or mastitis, because the milk is swollen for a long time and the milk is dehydrated. When we are doing milk unblocking, we can see small particles squeezed out of the nipple, and sometimes it is a long piece of milk.

Experts say that the white spots on the nipples are called white blisters in traditional Chinese medicine, and are a problem that many breastfeeding mothers often encounter. Their appearance can cause breast pain during breastfeeding and even the occurrence of acute mastitis. The small white spots on the nipples are just superficial phenomena. In fact, there is milk accumulation in the milk ducts underneath.

The reason why white spots appear on the nipples during lactation is that the mammary glands are not completely unobstructed in the early stages of lactation, and are particularly blocked at the nipples. For this reason, you should pay attention to a light diet and not let your milk grow too much. You must feed or pump milk in time. At the same time, after applying a hot towel, use a clean cotton swab to squeeze the white conical leather, and the mammary glands of the nipples will be unblocked. It will be a little painful when squeezing, but you need to be patient for the sake of your baby and yourself.

The first is to use bottles to feed your baby as little as possible. When your baby starts to suckle after being exposed to the bottle, you must pay attention to the correct suckling posture.

Second, mothers need to learn and master several breastfeeding positions. Although the baby's mouth can cover the mother's areola 360 degrees, the real force is still applied to the baby's chin. By exerting force through the chin, the tongue wraps around the areola to squeeze and stimulate lactation, so the mammary gland where the baby's chin is pointed is the most unobstructed. Therefore, mothers can change different breastfeeding postures to reduce breast engorgement and nipple damage caused by white bubbles and white spots.

Third, the small white spots on the nipples are just like acne on the face. If you don’t pick them or tamper with them, they will probably heal on their own in a few days. But if you can't control your hands and keep touching and picking at the wound, it will turn red and cause other infections.

In short, breastfeeding your baby frequently is the eternal way. You can try various breastfeeding positions. If the baby breaks the little white spot, the blocked nipple hole may become unobstructed and the lump will disappear.