Question
What can I do if my nipples crack after a week of breastfeeding, and my child feels pain while nursing?
Answer
You can try the following home remedies:
- Grind 6 grams of arborvitae leaves into powder, mix with some breast milk to form a paste, and apply to the cracked area.
- Grind licorice into fine powder, sift it, and mix with fresh pig tallow. Apply.
- Take a hard-boiled egg yolk and fry it slowly over low heat until the oil is released, collect the oil and apply externally to the cracks.
- Sprinkle Yunnan Baiyao on the cracked area; it works immediately.
- Mix Pearl Powder with cod liver oil (open the cod liver oil capsules) and apply to the nipples. Apply daily.
- Mix Qixue Powder with sesame oil and apply to the nipples. Apply daily after feeding, using after the milk is expressed.