Nipple peircing and breast feeding

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Just a question really I had my nipple pierced when i was 18 have not had it in for about 6 years now but I get a white discharge from it sorry if tmi it does not smell or seem to be an infection.

When I squeeze it it come out one of the pierced holes and a milk hole I think. Does anyone els have this or had this problem?

Did it cause any problems in breast feeding?

Would be good to find anyone else's views on this.

I didn't manage to bf effectively. However that was nothing to do with my.piercing.

in fact dd fed better from the pierced side.

I only lasted a 3 weeks though

I get this!!!!

I haven't BF'ed for at least 3 years now but I still get a build up in the old nipple hole.

It's different to the clabber that you sometimes find in other retired piercings.

It's almost like cheese.... A rubbery cheese like Gouda. (Is that graphic enough for everyone )

But yes, I think it's normal. Very annoying though!

It is bloody annoying!!

Never gotten rid of it after 8 years but hoping to breast fees just hope it don't harm baby! :)

I had mine done, took them out when I became pregnant and am now 6 weeks into motherhood and breastfeeding like a trooper! It should not affect feeding at all, so long as the piercing was done correctly.

I took mine out when pregnant, got a bit of milk through the holes when feeding, fed fine for 18 months and now finished get a little discharge but not a problem.

Well this is an education. Mine has been out for 7 years and one side of the hole.. Or where the hole was gets the same stuff. Wonder what it is. Or possibly it's best not to wonder...

I have to assume, in retrospect, that it didn't harm the 3 babies I have bf since I took the piercing out.

Oops.

it'll be sebum build up, best not feed that to baby. GL :)

Sebum build up is different I am sure. It's a different colour/texture from the weird nippley stuff.

I am a lady of many regrettable holes

My nipple piercing rejected leaving a scar right across the centre of my nipple. Didn't affect breastfeeding at all. In fact that was DC's favoured side.

My previous nipple piercing didn't affect breastfeeding in the slightest apart from that milk used to spurt out of three holes apart from one. Pretty funny.

I think the white stuff is keratin. I saw a doc about it last year as had the same discharge and wondered if it was leftover from breastfeeding (which I stopped in 2012). Doc said nothing at all to worry about.

That's good to hear then, I dis ask midwife at the start she said go to doctor is worried but it shouldn't be a problem wasn't very helpful an didn't want me make a doctors appointment would feel like I am wasting there time! X