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My name is Carina Ludvigsen and I am a second semester junior nursing
student at University of North Dakota. I am from Norway and it is
common practice to use a certain seashells on sore nipples for
breastfeeding at all the hospitals and birthing clinics. I have been
doing some research online to see if I could find any research about
this practice, but there is not much to find. The seashell is
moistened with breast milk before put on as a protector of the nipple.
The seashell is reusable after being boiled to be sterilized. Some
people think that the seashell gives of Zink and Magnesium or vitamin
E, and when it mixes with the breast milk it gives a healing effect to
the sore nipple.
Breastfeeding is important for both you and the baby so that is why I
am interested in how to avoid sore nipples. The most common reason for
discontinuing breastfeeding is sore nipples according to Hill &
Morland-Schultz. (2005). We have been taught in our OB class that sore
nipples are related to the baby’s incorrect latch and that most
mothers would not have sore nipples if the learn how to get their baby
to latch on correctly. According to Albright (2003) sore nipples from
breastfeeding come from an ineffective suckling of the baby. It is
important to have the child latch on correctly for better suckling and
decrease the incidence of soreness of nipples.
In a study by Mass (2004) cold compression might help to relieve the
pain and swelling for the nipples and the breast.
Have anyone heard or used seashells for sore nipples? What would you
as specialists recommend for sore nipples?
References
Albright, L. M (2003) Sore nipples in breastfeeding mothers: Causes
and treatments [Electronic version]. International Journal of
Pharmaceutical Compounding, 6, 426 -435
Hill, P. D., & Morland-Schultz, K. (2005) Prevention of and therapies
for nipple pain: A systematic review [Electronic version]. Journal of
Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 34, 428-437
Mass, S. (2004) Breast pain: Engorgement, nipple pain, and mastitis
[Electronic version]. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, 47, 676-682
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