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I need some help with the latch my baby. I tried a number of times to correct it but was a failure always. And because of the incorrect latch my nipples get sore n breast feeding gets real painful and I also have got blocked milk ducts for the last 20 days. Kindly suggest.
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You gently massage your breasr and you gentelu warm up your breast it will give some effect.
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Always give feeding to baby in sitting position use breast pump to remove the blocked duct or else you may have fever due to engorgement ,apply some oil or ghee to nipples before bathing get help of somebody elder lady for correct fix of nipple.
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When the baby gets latched on it usually is painful because the nipples have to grow to a size that the baby is comfortably able to feed on. Apply coconut oil and keep trying again and again.
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