These pass to your baby through your breast milk. If you need to take medication, ask your doctor to prescribe medication which is safe while breastfeeding. Make some time for yourself, so that you can relax and just be yourself. Many more women are now returning to work and continuing to breastfeed their babies. Once your milk supply is established, you can express your breast milk and leave it with your care-giver for your baby's feeds while you are at work.
Some nipple tenderness is normal at the start of feeds in the early days.
Change breast pads when wet. Carefully detach baby from your breast by breaking the suction with your little finger in the corner of the baby's mouth. Expose your nipples to air after each feeding. Allow breast milk to dry on nipples after each feed as it has anti-infective properties. Cracked nipples Make sure your baby is properly attached to your breast.