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What does it mean if blood come out with breast milk?

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Feeding injury: Some babies will actually break a blood vessel within the mass of your nipple or breast during feeding. It will usually self heal but may produce some inflammation or pain & baby may spit up milk tainted with the blood.

Answered 11/10/2012

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