My nipple are sore and red

Question

Hi

My baby is 3 month old ,and my nipples still sore and red >it was infection in the begining and I use antibacteria cream and Nystatin and triamcinolone acetonide cream

but it still hurt me a lot and still soreand red and some times is bleeding ,

I stop breastfeeding direct I use breast pump and give him the beast milk in the bottle (no formula ) breast feeding

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Answer 1

I had very sore nipples as well when I was breast feeding.  Call your doctor or ask to speak with a nurse and ask them what you can use.  I ended up getting a prescription nipple cream to keep them moisturized.  The cream was safe for the baby and the milk as well.  Sorry, I can't remember the name of it. :(

Answer 2

Are you sure your not still dealing with thrush.  I would say you may have not completely cleared up the thrush.  Nystatin has been known to sometimes take several weeks to a couple months to completely clear up a case of thrush.  Also..... the pump is more irriatating then actually letting the baby nurse.  It doesn't extract milk the same way or as gently as baby..... believe it or not.  I find the breast pump to be VERY uncomfortable at times..... and it cause my nipples to become very swollen.

Answer 3

This worked for me! You have to treat both of you at the same time or you will just keep "ping-ponging" the infection back and forth. Good luck! I did this and in 2 weeks it was gone.

http://www.drjaygordon.com/development/b...