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:

  1. Grind 6 grams of arborvitae leaves into powder, mix with some breast milk to form a paste, and apply to the cracked area.
  2. Grind licorice into fine powder, sift it, and mix with fresh pig tallow. Apply.
  3. 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.
  4. Sprinkle Yunnan Baiyao on the cracked area; it works immediately.
  5. Mix Pearl Powder with cod liver oil (open the cod liver oil capsules) and apply to the nipples. Apply daily.
  6. Mix Qixue Powder with sesame oil and apply to the nipples. Apply daily after feeding, using after the milk is expressed.