Are they ever so tender that nursing is painful? Yes.
What can be done for this? The nipples should be drawn out before confinement; if neglected use the following: Compound tincture of benzoin one-half ounce. After each nursing wash them clean with warm water or water and a little alcohol and after drying them, put on the tincture of benzoin with a camel's hair brush. It will not hurt the baby.
What can be done with cracked nipples? Apply benzoin as before directed, and use a glass or rubber nipple shield until it gets well.
How can caked breasts be prevented? The breasts should be kept emptied and well protected, both while nursing and during the intervals. Empty with a breast pump if necessary.
If mother's clothes are wet by the excess milk, what can she do? Use a breast-pump and drink and eat less fluid; eat more solid.
Should a baby nurse at both breasts? It is better.
If the breast contains pus, what can be done? Nurse at the other breast, but if both breasts are affected it must stop breast nursing.
Should an infant nurse from a mother who is taking medicine? Not as a rule.
When will the mother be able to nurse again? It is hard to tell. If the child is six months old the child should be weaned if the mother is seriously ill, and children with delicate stomachs should always be weaned, when the mother is sick.
If the mother has not enough nurse, what can be done?—Nurse partly and feed it the rest.