WHY ARE MY NIPPLES CRACKED AND BLEEDING?
Sore, cracked and bleeding nipples are most commonly due to an incorrect latch. Pay careful attention to positioning your baby comfortably close up against you, and be sure that your baby is opening his mouth very wide and taking a large portion of breast tissue into his mouth. It is not meant to hurt.
Other reasons for soreness may be that your baby’s inability to suck correctly is due to a tongue tie (short frenulum) or even birth injury (due to an assisted birth, such as a forceps or vacuum extraction), which may have caused discomfort or stiffness, making it difficult for your baby to suckle effectively.
Contact a breastfeeding support group or a lactation consultant who can observe and
