Nipple invagination means that the nipple invaginates below the skin surface, which seriously increases the difficulty of sucking and affects breastfeeding. Mild nipple invagination can be treated conservatively, and the invaginated nipple can be expanded to a certain extent through traction and suction. Nipple traction is usually performed at 36 to 37 weeks of pregnancy. This method is mainly to pull the nipple outward and stretch the nipple roots on both sides twice a day.
Mothers with nipple retraction should increase the frequency of feeding their babies, starting from the side with nipple retraction. If the symptoms of nipple invagination are mild and belong to false nipple invagination, you can choose conservative treatment. Wash the nipple with warm water every day, and then gently pull the inverted nipple outward. Be careful not to use too much force to hurt the nipple. You can also gently pull out the nipple and put it in the baby's mouth, which will recover after a while. This method is limited to mild cases, so don't pull it out in severe cases. Every time it is not as good as the nipples to be cleaned before and after, it should be cleaned in time to avoid infection of sand monk.
If conservative treatment fails, you can choose the repair operation of nipple invagination. During the operation, the invaginated nipple is cut into small mouths, which can be released after reduction and fixation. Suction is used to correct nipple inversion. The nipple is covered with a needle tube, and the nipple can also be buckled with a small cup or sucked outward by cupping, which can not only relieve the symptoms of nipple invagination, but also play the role of cupping.