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  anonymous | November 29th

weird nipple problem

Im 14weeks pregnant and today in the shower noticed my actual nipples have these little bits of brown on them. When I washed them, it would come away like skin. Does anyone know what this is? Ive never noticed it before. Also In the middle it looks as though they are slit, i see white skin.
I have no itching and no discharge.

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Izzy
December 1st | Izzy
Re: weird nipple problem

 This is nothing to be concerned about. The body goes through a lot of changes during pregnancy, and that includes changes in the breast.  The bits you're talking about could be a mixture of normal dead skin cells that have gotten darker than usual  (similar to the the skin around the nipple getting darker). 

Do not go scrubbing your nipples clean because that would just be uncomfortable and sore, and unnecessary. 



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Arna
November 29th | Arna
Re: weird nipple problem

Sounds to me like your breasts are doing what they should be doing - getting ready for breastfeeding. (this happens even if you aren't planning on breastfeeding).

Darker pigmentation around the nipple and areola are common during pregnancy.  It is caused by hormones, and doesn't mean there is a problem.

The slits you are talking about are the nipple getting ready for being a milk outlet.  The nipple is a collection of spongy tissue (like coral in appearance), and the slits you have noticed are the parts where the milk will pass from you to baby.  The white skin you are seeing is just skin.  It isn't anything to be concerned about.  It appears white because that skin doesn't get to see the sun, so it stays very white.



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