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Ist dangerous to continue breastfeeding a child while having sore and on ones breast?

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Use alternate: The answer really depends on what type of sore your have and where. Just to be on the safe side, consider nursing only on the unaffected breast. Pumping or manually expressing breast milk from the side of concern will help to prevent lactation issues. When healed, resuming feeds on both breasts should be fine.

Answered 8/24/2014

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