Nipple Care & Engorgement

How to protect and care for your nipples to ensure pain-free breastfeeding. Your nipples are the “gateway” to your baby’s food source.

and it’s important that you take care of them to ensure breastfeeding success. Here’s how to protect and care for your nipples before and during breastfeeding, especially in the early days when breastfeeding may be a little bit painful.

The goal is to feed your baby without pain, and our tips will help you to do just that.

Protecting your Nipples

Use silicone nipple protectors when your nipples have been damaged from breastfeeding. These will help

Using Nipple Shields

Nipple Shields: when to use them, do you need them? And we list

When to Use Nipple Shields

Medela Nipple Shields - are a temporary tool to assist you and baby learning how

Engorged Breasts

Engorged Breasts from Breastfeeding - what they look like and how to treat them

Baby Doesn’t Latch on One Side

Baby doesn't seem to latch on one side, and having trouble breastfeeding with one breast.

Cabbage Leaves for Engorged Breasts

Cabbage leaves for engorged breasts. How to use cabbage leaves to make a compress

Heavy Leakage

A lot of breast milk leakage when breastfeeding? What is the best breast pad

Latching for Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding and Latching your baby for breast feed. How to nurse your baby and

Latching Photo

Breastfeeding Photos - Close up photos so you can see baby's mouth open and latching

How Do I Treat a Blocked Milk Duct

How to treat blocked milk ducts, and how to prevent milk ducts getting blocked when