If you do need the surgery now, make sure again the incision is not
made around the areola.
If, during surgery, an incision was
made around your areola, especially on the lower, outer side, these signals to your brain may not happen, and milk production will be low.
Some women have trouble nursing if incisions were
made around the areola.
Not exact matches
If you are having difficulty latching in the early days due to fullness, softening the brown area
around the nipple (
areola) with counter pressure can
make latching easier.
Make sure the surgeon does not do an incision
around the
areola (the line between the dark part of the breast and the lighter part).
Your nipple is deep in your baby's mouth -
make sure your baby sucks the
areola (dark part
around the nipple), not just the nipple as this could cause sore nipples.
Your
areolas — aka the area
around your nipples — can start to appear darker and larger as early as one or two weeks after conception,
making this one of the more popular early pregnancy symptoms.
Point the nipple up towards the roof of their mouth and
make sure that most of the
areola (the dark circle
around your nipple) is in their mouth.
Most nipple shields are
made of silicone and consist of a thin «brim» that covers all or part of the
areola (the pigmented area
around the nipple) and a firmer, protruding «tip» that fits over the nipple.
Their chin will touch your breast first and the bottom lip should
make contact with the breast on the
areola (the brown circle
around your nipple), well away from the base of the nipple.