All the mothers in this world would dream to have a baby, to feel it intheir arms, to cuddle it, to nurse it ... In short, this pleasure is
immeasurable and every woman is impatient for this big day. After the
ordeal of childbirth, the woman becomes sensitive to any detail and
seeks only to hold her baby in her arms and give him the breast to
observe with pleasure his face angel.
A newborn is a very sensitive person too, very fragile and to whom it is
necessary to give 100% of attention to avoid that it cries. Many factors can
make a baby feel uncomfortable, especially when he is not completely
satisfied with his exclusive breast milk.
The discomforts of the baby and his mother during breastfeeding:
If a mother breastfeeds her first baby for the first time, it is very common to
feel some discomfort and terrible pain in the nipple and areola. Her nipples
become extremely sensitive, cracked, irritable, etc.
A new baby is not born with a mastery in taking breast. he is only hungry and
to feed himself, he can scratch the nipple and torture his mother's breast
causing him intense pain.
The child, at the time of breastfeeding, is not in a comfortable position to feed,
the reason why the mother and her child feel uncomfortable during this process. There are many ways to breastfeed a baby and it is important for a
mother to know them all.
Very often, nipple pain, caused by the baby's claws and bites, discourages
mothers from breastfeeding their babies to substitute this technique with that
of the bottle. Nevertheless, nothing can equate the nutritional quality of breast
milk, the best food that you can ring with your baby until at least six months of
age.
What to do in case of nipple injuries and how to avoid them?
Cold compresses:
Place cold compresses on the area of pain and change them regularly. This
will help relieve irritation and reduce inflammation and pain. You can do it
while the baby is sleeping.
Breast milk:
Begin by washing the nipple with water throughout the area and apply the milk
manually to the sensitive skin where the injury is located. Leave on for 5
minutes, wait for the milk to dry and remove it with water to avoid the
presence of fungi.
Rinse with salt water:
Prepare a small amount of saline solution that will disinfect the injured teats
and improve healing. Make a mixture of half a teaspoon of salt and boiled water. Wash the nipples for 3 minutes using pieces of gauze before rinsing
immediately with saline water for the next baby's milk intake.
Breastfeeding is a blending moment between the mother and her baby in which there must be no kind of discomfort or discomfort, especially since the
mother has to do it with pleasure and not with disgust.
Ma'am, it's not because your baby is biting you or scratching your nipple that you have to punish him by banning your milk. Take it in your arms with love and delicacy so that he feels comfortable while breastfeeding.