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40 My nipples have gone white!!!!


Mumofsix` featured blog about things no one tells you.

`I thought I would, every now and then,
add a little bit of info that
took me by surprise with my first baby.`

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I was chatting with a friend the other day and she was saying her nipples turned white after feeding her 6 week old baby. It took her a bit by surprise so I thought it was worth mentioning it here. I have not had this happen myself but thought I would do a bit of research on it. Apparently it is not uncommon for this to happen and there are various reasons this can happen. It is commonly referred to as nipple blanching. There seem to be two reasons for this happening:

1) Blanching due to compression

2) Blanching due to vasospasm

What does that mean, you might ask? Well rather than recreate the wheel, here is a link to a site that may shed some light. Nipple blanching.

So don't freak out if this happens to you. You are not alone.

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15 Comments on 40 My nipples have gone white!!!!


mrsshehnak - Saturday, 17 Oct
Is an ECG taken at 34th month? Is it harmful or necessary?

Jenny-Anne - Monday, 5 Oct
From which stage in your pregnancy do one need to use the nipple cream,or is it only after the baby is born and you start breastfeeding?

hot-mama - Thursday, 1 Oct
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allybell - Saturday, 15 Aug
On the subject of nipple issues... I strongly recommend a good nipple ointment or creme. Lansonil and Gerber make really good ones that are in a small tube, easy to carry with you. If you use it every other time you nurse, you will keep the cracks and bleeding away. I nursed my son and am now nursing twin girls with success. Don't leave home without the nipple lube! :) The babies don't even seem to notice or taste it.

jterrill08 - Wednesday, 22 Jul
Ummmm... is anyone else going to start up this site again. The lady that was writing the things that nobody tells you just stopped writing back in September of '08. I hope she is okay. Anyway, just wondering if someone else was going to take it up.

mommy2many - Tuesday, 19 May
If there seems to be a white residue and your baby has had thrush, I would be concerned that you had a yeast infection on your nipples. They usually are really red and painful too but not necessarily cracked and bleeding. I have had this with all 5 of my children.

marieblack01 - Friday, 15 May
hi,can any1 plz help,my bby is 1 month n 5 days old,after breastfeeding her i always burp her,but milk always comes out from her nose,and sometimes from her mouth-what am i doing wrong? i'm a first tym mom

hollienjax - Tuesday, 5 May
Another thing to think about if your nipples turn white is a yeast infection. Its very common and mother and baby can pass it to each other...called thrush (sp?) it will most likely be painful and the baby will have a thick white coating on thier tongue. Just a thought....

joycey - Sunday, 29 Mar
Is there any one out there who is being forced into a c-section. I have had 2 and being told I cant have a natural birth. I am not happy, I am researching and most of it says there is no reason why I cant try. Has anyone got any stories for me

wwatters18 - Wednesday, 4 Feb
mine just look white/cream colored all the time at the nipple site. its like its caked on milk. it never goes away.

JacquelineTurner - Thursday, 4 Dec
my nipples turned white but another thing that i didn't know was that it can be normal for you to get blood blisters on your nipples as well until you and the baby figure out what works for ya... and my goodness it hurts

~amy~ - Wednesday, 22 Oct
Interesting! I'll keep this article in mind because mine sometimes turn whitish for a couple minutes and I'm not even breastfeeding yet!

APRILRAINE - Monday, 20 Oct
wow! mine dont go white, but I've noticed that after a long feeding they are bluish-purple, but go back to normal within about 10 minutes

GoonieMomma - Thursday, 16 Oct
Mine get PALER than white after hard-core pumping sessions at work. Holy geez!

CarolineS - Monday, 29 Sep
I'm so glad you posted this! I have Raynaud's Phenomenon (pre-pregnancy), and now I know what to watch for!