The correct answer is B. You do not want to wipe the breast before latching and breastfeeding. Let’s do a breakdown of what we are dealing with here. There are the breasts, which are made up of fatty tissue, nerves, veins, connective tissue, blood vessels, lobules (mammary glands), and lymph nodes. The connective tissue and ligaments give breasts their shape and support. During pregnancy (and…

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The answer is B: Women can indeed breastfeed from only one breast and practice ‘one-sided breastfeeding’. One-sided breastfeeding is not uncommon. There are many reasons why a woman might opt to only breasted from one breast. It could be that an inverted or retracted nipple on one breast makes latching more challenging. Reoccurring mastitis, or plugged ducts, on one side may result in a mom…

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