>Hello Jeanne
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In response to your question, one of our local community hospitals uses
grated carrot on sore and raw bleeding nipples with apparently good results.
 I have seen bleeding nipples dry up very quickly (within hours) with this
treatment.  They keep a dish of fresh grated carrot in the fridge and line
the breast pad with it and apply it.  There is no research to support this
activity and I have suggested they do their own but I will have to push them
a little harder.  Beta carotene is a precursor to vitamin A a known tissue
healer so there may well be some scientific fondation to the practice.
Please note though it does stain and some women do not like this.

Susan Moxley IBCLC
Ottawa, Canada,
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