Massage your breast with your fingertips circling
around on the breast tissue.
Not exact matches
As your baby latches
on, her chin should touch your
breast first and her upper lip should close
around your
breast last, ensuring she gets a big mouthful of
breast tissue, primarily the lower part of your areola and the
breast beneath.
While pierced nipples don't typically cause any problems, a piercing
on your areola, the dark area
around the nipple, or the surrounding
breast tissue, could be an issue.
Some women find that a
breast pump helps with this because it creates an evenly distributed suction
on your nipple, while a baby's mouth might suck the
tissue around and compress the nipple.
The skin and
tissue around your
breasts are increasingly sensitive during pregnancy and post-birth too, so it is essential that you invest in good quality nursing bras that are gentle
on your skin while still providing optimum support as your size fluctuates.
It has previously been shown that rougher surfaces (also known as textured surfaces) reduce the amount of scar
tissue formed
around breast implants, but the Manchester scientists felt that they could improve this by creating a pattern which mimicked body's own surface, such as the basal layer of the skin, providing a better environment for the cells to grow
on.