Check with the pump's manufacturer to see what they recommend, but, generally, the nipple should be pulled into the tunnel without a lot
of surrounding areola tissue and it should not rub the sides of the tunnel.
However, any surgery that involves cutting the nerves and the milk
ducts surrounding the areola is likely to have a negative effect on breastfeeding.
When your little one latches on correctly, she will have your entire nipple in her mouth plus approximately one inch of
the surrounding areola and breast tissue.
When your baby latches onto your breast correctly, he will have your entire nipple as well as some of
the surrounding areola in his mouth.
There also are varying degrees of nipple inversion from the slightly inverted nipple to the moderately to severely inverted, which when compressed, retracts deeply to a level even with or below
the surrounding areola.
If your nipple is filling up your child's mouth as he tries to latch on, he won't be able to grasp any of
the surrounding areola along with it.
Proper Latch On Once your baby has opened her mouth, be sure that she gets about an inch of
the surrounding areola in her mouth.
They extend their tongue out to take the nipple and some of
the surrounding areolae into their mouth.
They also grab some of
the surrounding areola.
It may cause the nipple and
the surrounding areola to bleed or ooze.
Once your baby gets a little bigger, he will be able to latch on to your larger nipples and take in enough of
the surrounding areola to successfully breastfeed.
If he's not opening wide enough, he may not be able to get your nipple and some of
the surrounding areola into his mouth.
When your baby latches on to your breast, he should have your entire nipple and about an inch of
the surrounding areola in his mouth.
It's a rare form of the disease that affects the top layer of skin on the nipple and
the surrounding areola.