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A member asked:
I am breastfeeding and my breasts are both really red, flaky, scaly, itchy! please help me!?
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Reply: Take care of hygiene, proper hand washing, cleaning your breasts with wipes after feeds and use lanolin cream to prevent cracks on nipples. But it could be local fungal infection as well, if symptoms don't improve consult your gyn.
Answered 6/18/2013
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