What's the matter with nipple pain?

　　1. Wet nurses should use soap to wash their breasts properly.
　　
　　Relevant experts pointed out that the cleaning substances in soaps will be washed away through mechanical and chemical effects. skin The surface cornified cells promote cell division and proliferation. If these keratinized layers are not removed regularly, the protective layer on the skin surface will be damaged and the epidermal cells will swell. This swelling is caused by excessive dryness of the breast and cell shedding. Excessive use of soap and other cleaning substances can alkalinize the local breast skin, and it will take a certain amount of time for the local breast skin to be re-covered with a protective layer and restore its acidic environment. While soap continuously alkalizes the skin surface, it also promotes the growth of alkaline flora on the skin, making it difficult to acidify local breasts. In addition, washing with soap also removes the substance that protects the local skin lubrication of the breast - oil.
　　
　　Therefore, lactating women often use soap to scrub their breasts, which is not beneficial to breast health. On the contrary, it will also cause bacterial infection due to the reduced local defense ability of the breasts, making the nipples prone to dryness and cracking. Therefore, in order to fully maintain the hygiene of the breasts during lactation and ensure that your baby has enough breast milk, it is best to wash them with warm water and try not to use soap, let alone chemical irritants such as alcohol. If you have to clean or disinfect with soap or alcohol, you must rinse with clean water as soon as possible.
　　
　　Nipple pain is also one of the reasons why you cannot continue breastfeeding. Let’s first analyze the causes of nipple pain. First, the most common cause of nipple pain is due to baby Caused by improper sucking. When the baby sucks on the nipple, he does not bring enough of the areola into the mouth, but only the top of the nipple. Such repeated sucking can cause nipple pain. Second, when the baby sucks, the mother feels a pinprick-like pain in the nipple, which may cause nipple cracking. Cracked nipples may occur due to improper sucking by the baby, rubbing alcohol and soap on the mother's nipples, or disorders of the baby's oral motor function.
　　
　　It can be seen from the above reasons that the causes of nipple pain and cracked nipples are related to the baby's incorrect sucking of the nipple. Mastering the correct breastfeeding posture is the key to preventing nipple pain.
　　
　　2. What should you do if you have nipple pain?
　　
　　1. Before breastfeeding, the mother should take a comfortable position, apply a hot and moist towel to the breast and areola for 3-5 minutes, and at the same time, massage the breast to stimulate the milk ejection reflex and squeeze out some milk. This will soften the areola and make it easier for the baby to suck.