Nipple pads - help for a nursing mother

Nipple pads are used in some situations that make it difficult to breastfeed, and problems can arise from both the mother and the baby. Often, such problems can complicate breastfeeding so much that a young mother refuses it in favor of mixtures. But in vain, because any pediatrician will say that for the vast majority of children, the most useful food in the first months of life is mother's milk. And for some time there is no need to endure pain and inconvenience, because in any store for mothers you can buy silicone breast pads that facilitate the feeding process.

Typically, these devices are used in the following cases:

1. Cracks in the nipples, which often occur in inexperienced mothers. As a result of improper attachment and sucking, cracks can appear on the chest, causing a lot of inconvenience. This can be avoided by correctly applying the baby to the chest. The child should swallow not only the nipple, but also the areola, while feeding should not cause pain or discomfort. In case of doubt, it is best to consult your doctor about proper application. In addition, when there are already cracks, lining on the nipples will protect the breast from permanent injury, they can be used until healing.
2. Flat or inverted nipples. Teats irregular shapes hamper
   
   applying and feeding. You can use the shapers or use the lining on the nipples, which will help the baby to properly take the chest.
3. Bottling. Quite often, a situation arises when in the first days of life a child is forced to eat from a bottle. This happens if, as a result of a complex birth, the mother was forced to be separated from the baby or after a cesarean section, when lactation begins a little later compared to the natural birth. Sucking from a bottle requires much less effort from the baby than feeding directly from the breast,
   
   therefore, children often refuse to switch from breastfeeding to breastfeeding. In such a situation, some mothers are even forced to bottle a baby with expressed breast milk for several months. Practice shows that using silicone pads on the nipples, the mother can simplify the transition from the bottle to the breast, which will undoubtedly be more useful and easier for both.
4. Erupted teeth. The first teeth in babies may appear as early as 3-4 months, and with them often there is a problem with feeding: a child can bite both intentionally and accidentally. Nipple pads will also help protect your mother’s breasts from injuries of this kind. They are made of thin silicone, but the child can hardly bite it. You can use the pads until the moment when the baby stops biting, or the mother decides to stop breastfeeding.

It should be remembered that properly organized breastfeeding should bring only positive emotions to mother and baby , and overlays will help them to communicate in case of problems, because most of their types do not interfere with the tactile and olfactory contact of the mother and her baby.