> It usually resolves within 3-5 days.
>Pumping helps some, drinking lots of fluids to help flush out the edema
>helps but all take time.
Do you think it might help to use cabbage to reduce the swelling in the
nipple area? If edema is the problem, perhaps this will soften the area.
Linda Pohl, IBCLC
Phoenix, Arizona USA
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