We have actually been asked if nipple piercing will result in a lawn-sprinkler effect when you lactate. There is no evidence to suggest that a woman’s pierced nipples will have any effect on her ability to breast-feed. That is, if there haven’t been any complications resulting from the procedure. Infection and scarring are frequent complications after nipple piercing.
It is hard to imaging a pierced mother not removing the nipple ring prior to breast-feeding, but alas, some insist on keeping themselves festooned despite recommendations to the contrary. In these cases, breast-feeding difficulties include poor latch, gagging, and milk leaking from the baby’s mouth. But if you insist on wearing your jewelry, make sure that it is firmly attached, since you definitely don’t want the baby to swallow it and choke!
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"Can you breast-feed with nipple piercing?" was posted on Thursday, January 17th, 2008 at 2:53 am.
Can you breast feed with pierced nipple?