Editing Nipple (section)

===Pain===

[[Nipple tenderness|Nipple pain]] can be a disincentive for breastfeeding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/world_breastfeeding_week_20130730/en/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806074415/http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2013/world_breastfeeding_week_20130730/en/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2013|title=WHO - Breastfeeding: Only 1 in 5 countries fully implement WHO's infant formula Code|website=www.who.int|access-date=12 August 2017}}</ref> Sore nipples that progress to cracked nipples is of concern since many women cease [[Nipple pain in breastfeeding|breastfeeding due to the pain]]. In some instances, an ulcer will form on the nipple.<ref name="Sant2016">{{cite journal|last1=Santos|first1=Kamila Juliana da Silva|last2=Santana|first2=Géssica Silva|last3=Vieira|first3=Tatiana de Oliveira|last4=Santos|first4=Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles|last5=Giugliani|first5=Elsa Regina Justo|last6=Vieira|first6=Graciete Oliveira|title=Prevalence and factors associated with cracked nipples in the first month postpartum|journal=BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth|volume=16|issue=1|pages=209|year=2016|issn=1471-2393|doi=10.1186/s12884-016-0999-4|pmid=27496088|pmc=4975913 |doi-access=free }}</ref> One reason for the development of cracked and sore nipples is the incorrect latching-on of the infant to the nipple. If a nipple appears to be wedge-shaped, white and flattened, this may indicate that the attachment of the infant is not good and there is a potential of developing cracked nipples.<ref name = nhs2>{{cite web|url=http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/Pages/sore-cracked-nipples-breastfeeding.aspx|title=Sore or cracked nipples when breastfeeding, Pregnancy and baby guide|publisher=National Health Services (UK)|website=www.nhs.uk|access-date=4 August 2017|date=2017-12-21|archive-date=2017-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823174759/http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pregnancy-and-baby/pages/sore-cracked-nipples-breastfeeding.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Herpes infection of the nipple is painful.{{sfn|Walker|2011|p=533}} Nipple pain can also be caused by excessive [[friction]] of clothing against the nipple that causes a [[Fissure of the nipple|fissure]].