nipple pain
Tender chest area
Nipple pain is discomfort, soreness, or sharp sensation in the nipple area.
The term appears most often in medical and breastfeeding contexts: Nipple pain is common in the first weeks of nursing.
Causes range from friction and improper latch to infection or hormonal changes.
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
- latchDoor-securing catch
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- skin to skinUnclothed bodies touching directly
tenderness · cracked · chafing · sensitivity · mastitis · engorgement · thrush · areola · rawness · pumping · breast pump · bra · nursing bra · friction · infection · lanolin · baby · tongue tie
- postpartumafterpains, involution, uterine contractions, lactation, milk production
- Breast Conditionsbreast cancer, mastitis, breast tenderness, breast lumps, gynecomastia
- nursing problemslow milk supply, engorgement, mastitis, clogged duct, thrush