Cracked and Sore Nipples

Painful, cracked nipples can occur if your baby is not latching correctly.

🔎 Causes:

Improper latch or shallow attachment.
Uncomfortable breastfeeding positions.
Washing nipples with soap or rubbing them with dry wipes.

📌 How to Treat Cracked Nipples?

✅ Ensure your baby’s mouth covers a large part of the areola, not just the nipple.

Make sure baby is latching and poisoning correctly

Ask your midwife for doctor to check the baby for a tongue tie
✅ Experiment with different breastfeeding positions for better comfort.
✅ Apply breast milk to your nipples after feeding—it has natural healing properties.

Flat or Inverted Nipples

💡 Some mothers have naturally flat or inverted nipples, which may make latching more challenging, but breastfeeding is still possible!

🔎 How to Identify Inverted Nipples?

Press around the areola—if the nipple does not protrude or retracts inward, it may be inverted.
Some women naturally have flat or inverted nipples, but this does not prevent successful breastfeeding.

📌 How to Help Your Baby Latch?
✅ Gently pull the nipple out using your fingers or a breast pump before feeding.
✅ Try the football hold (clutch hold) position, which gives the baby better control.
✅ Be patient! With regular breastfeeding, the nipples may naturally become more prominent.