cracked nipples

**Jaileth** · 18-11-2005 10:34

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what kind of cream I should be using on cracked nipples?

**Crazy Monkey** · 18-11-2005 10:45

Hi Shaelia

For cracked nipples you can buy a cream call 'Lansinoh'.. Its a little purple tub and works a treat and you dont have to wash it off before each feed... You can also express some breast milk and put that on and let your breast air for a bit...

Good luck

**Jaileth** · 18-11-2005 10:50

Thanks - have to wait til bub gets here to express anything tho

I've been told I have a crack in one nipple and want to get it fixed before bub arrives - will have to go stock up on 'Lansinoh'!!!

**JanetF** · 18-11-2005 11:12

A little colostrum will appear before bubs does and our breasts often produce a clearish milky substance well before that you can massage in

After bubs arrives, good attachment and air drying should see you through without too many hitches! I hope you've joined your local ABA group so you can get support from them too

**Crazy Monkey** · 18-11-2005 11:13

You poor thing... cracked nipples before bubs arrives....
Hope the Lansinoh works for you...

**Jaileth** · 18-11-2005 11:27

Have sent away the form for the ABA Janet - I didn't realize that you could join them before you became a mum until one of your other posts.

This may be really silly,

but the reason the dr says I have cracked nipples is that because one of them is releasing blood with the colostrum - is it ok to rub this in or not?

Thanks jacksmum - I'm hoping it works too!

**JanetF** · 18-11-2005 12:01

Hmmm. Blood and colostrum? I'd ask a LC about that. Your ABA group will be able to recommend one. Sounds unusual to me but tbh lots of docs are good at doctoring and fairly poor with bf

Get another opinion, I would!

**zenifa** · 18-11-2005 13:03

Although Lansinoh is great, it is expensive, my LC also suggested some sunlight on nipples to help them heal (morning sunshine through a window so its discreet) and also a little bicarb soda mixed with a little water into a paste that you can also put on my breasts.
Hope the crack heals soon!!

**xkwzit** · 18-11-2005 13:07

Hi Shaelia
I'm pretty sure its OK to rub in even if there's a little blood (it OK to feed baby too). Breast milk is great for cracks (according to my LC), as its antibacteria and has something else in it that helps promote growth and repair of new tissue. I found lansingoh only helpful when my cracked nipples were so bad they were sticking to my breast pads OUCH

the lansingoh would stop them sticking. My rec would be that one tiny tube should see you through. And that's coming from someone whose nipples had some serious remodelling work done on them by DDs and had cracks that were more like crevases (sp?)

Cheers

**Jaileth** · 20-11-2005 07:15

Thanks all! Funny thing is it doesn't hurt - am I right in guessing that having cracked nipples should hurt?

xkwzit - I was saying ouch before I read it!

zenifa - will have to try the bicarb soda paste - seems like bicarb is good for so many things! dh will like the idea of me sunning myself too!

JanetF - have a midwife appointement on Friday, so will ask her then.

Thank you all so much for your input!!!