Why does breastfeeding with inverted nipples hurt at the start?

I am a breastfeeding mom. My left breast has inverted nipple. Why is it so painful during the start of breastfeeding when my daughter tries to draw the nipple out? Is there any way I can correct this? Thanks!

Breastfeeding Moms- Are you willing to start speaking as if breastfeeding were the norm?

So instead of saying that breastfeeding is best. It should be breastfeeding is normal and formula is inferior. Maybe if we all started speaking as if breastfeeding is normal more people would do it. Instead of thinking breastfeeding is something extra, or special you could do for your baby people will just see it as [...]

Too much breastfeeding?

Too much breastfeeding?

I intended to breast feed my son (he’s my first child) until he was one year old. He is now more than 14 months and still wants to suckle. He does eat some solid foods (though he is very picky) but he has never really taken to bottle feeding. The pediatrician tells me his weight [...]

Breastfeeding Question.

I am not even 18 yet and getting ready to have a baby in a couple of months. I want to breastfeed, and probably will, but I am really worried that by breasts will sag when I have finished breastfeeding and that really scares me. So do I need to worry, and if I do, [...]

I am nervous about breastfeeding.

This is probably a strange question, but I figured I should ask it anyway. I am getting ready to have my baby and I am planning on breastfeeding. My concern is… I am worried that I will become sexually aroused while breastfeeding, as my nipples are a huge sexual trigger for me. Plus, I am [...]

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