Got a tiny milk blister ( looks like a tiny white pimple) when I wake up this morning! It's painful whenever the baby suckles!Fortunately it's not thrush or mastitis or anything more serious. Suspect it might be caused by the pump. Have been trying the maximum speed yesterday cause I wanted it to express much quicker!!
According to my yahoo results, milk blisters usually develop on the upper areola and are thought to be caused by a plug of thickened milk, which then seals over and becomes inflamed. The most common contributing factor that causes these conditions is a back up of milk in the breast (milk stasis). Milk statis can be caused by poor position and latch, abrupt reduction in the amount of breastfeeding, breastmilk oversupply, irregularities in the breast from previous surgeries or injuries, or constriction of the breast caused by a too tight bra.
They can remain from several days to several weeks, healing on their own by peeling away the outer layer of skin. If blisters are persistent, they may need to be peeled open by a gynae. Puncturing the blisters on my own could lead to an infection. Breastfeeding would be the most effective method to promote drainage of the breast,whereas milk expression is recommended as the second choice.
Well, this means I'll have to wait till it goes away on it's own by increasing Nat's feeding frequency.
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