This can help gradually break the underlying adhesions. In some rare cases, the baby never successfully goes on the breast and you may need to continue pumping and feeding expressed breast milk by bottle. Usually, only one nipple is inverted and one breast is easier for the baby to grasp. In this case, you may want to feed on the good side while you pump the other breast until the adhesions are loosened. You can feed the baby the milk you expressed on the inverted side after nursing on the other breast.
Some mothers can draw their inverted nipples out with just one pumping session.
Others may need to continue pumping for days, weeks, or even months, depending on the degree of inversion and the baby s sucking patterns. If the nipple inverts again during pauses in the baby s feeding, you may need to stop and pump again for a few minutes and then put him back on the breast. In almost all cases, the adhesions will loosen and the baby will be able to nurse effectively as he grows bigger and stronger and becomes more efficient at nursing. This link will open your email program with the subject line completed and the url of the article you are commenting on in the body of your message. This information is provided for educational purposes only.