One cause of painful, cracked nipples is the incorrect positioning and incorrect latching on to the breast by the infant. ... The cause of sore, cracked nipples can also be from a yeast or Candida infection in the baby or the mother or both. Thrush can develop after the use of antibiotics.

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You apply it after breast feeding, medicine should not goes with milk while feeding, avoid breast feeding from effected side, pump out brest milk of effected nipple and give to baby with help of spoon,

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