Bleeding nipples!!!

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  • felice03
    felice03 Posts: 2,644 Member
    yet another reason i didn't run!
  • cartern1
    cartern1 Posts: 270 Member
    .....Ok but for serious...I have no good answers, sports bras have always done the trick- sorry. (maybe they make a sports bro?)

    sports bro laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Manzier!

    but seriously, I thought my nipples were bleeding this morning whilst cycling to work - it was just REALLY cold tho.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I've heard Bandaids help.

    I'm allergic to Bandaid brand bandages glue, so it's a good thing I'm not a guy.
  • WomanofWorth
    WomanofWorth Posts: 395 Member
    wow LMAO... i would say band aids should help

    heck just cut out that part of the shirt and have that be your running shirt.

    Now THAT'S funny! I would say perhaps some powder or yes, the chafing gel. Are there special shirts for running in??? I don't know.
  • motorman_24
    motorman_24 Posts: 4 Member
    Yeah I knew the title would get a lot of attention!!!! :laugh:


    The "bro" reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with Kramer and George's dad.. lmao! Anyways, thanks for all the good advice....
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    OH DEAR!!!

    http://www.nipguards.com/


    im not a runner.. but i thought id lend a website.. and try to hold my sharp tongue.. LOL.. good luckk.. saw a picture.. it looks like it would hurt

    +1 for this. a lot of runners use them. as for the girls that said pasties, well, there you go.
  • fsr402
    fsr402 Posts: 2 Member
    Go to walmart or target and get some cheap compression shirts. Anything that is a wicking fabric and tight will stop this. The cheap C6 compression shirts work great for me. I always wear one under my running shirt. My moobs never bleed.
  • mlb929
    mlb929 Posts: 1,974 Member
    Are you wearing just a cotton tshirt? Cotton is the worst for this. Make sure you are wearing something that is either a. loose (depending on the length of your run) or b. very very tight.
  • 3LittleMonkeys
    3LittleMonkeys Posts: 373 Member
    Okay, well what about nursing breast shields?
  • motorman_24
    motorman_24 Posts: 4 Member
    lol.. funny you mention the nursing pads... my wife has tons of them since she is nursing.
  • AmyQwith2
    AmyQwith2 Posts: 59 Member
    if she's nursing i'm sure she has some lanolin around - use that to heal them up (can you tell i've bf'd before? LOL)...but make sure you cover them afterwards or it will stain your clothes...
  • Mobstang
    Mobstang Posts: 10 Member
    Search Udder Butter. Most common solution I have heard. Also - no cotton or cotton blends.

    Good luck!
  • a2canadian
    a2canadian Posts: 43
    sports bras are the best! (okay... ya not so great for men...)
  • anemoneflynn
    anemoneflynn Posts: 87
    My dad's a crazy marathon / triathlon runner, and he uses bandaids or tape, yes. :-D
  • sonjavon
    sonjavon Posts: 1,019 Member
    I don't run.... ever. But I can relate to chafed nipples. I second using lanolin to heal them up. In fact - I recomend lanolin for healing any skin that's irritated.

    My son wears UnderArmour shirts for football, baseball and working out - he likes the champion compression shirts from Walmart just as well.... and I love that he loves them - because they are much cheaper.
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    Amusing how many people laugh and make smilie faces like this is the most outlandish thing they have ever heard when it's actually incredibly common among endurance runners, and the only reason women are not affected is because they wear sports bras!

    The more sensible contributions were:

    - Body Glide (it's great stuff and has to be first choice, it's way superior to Vaseline)
    - Vaseline (it's better than nothing)
    - taping (it's an option, but when you sweat the tape may come off and still leave you vulnerable)
    - on top of the above get wicking fabrics and do not under any circumstances run long distances in ordinary cotton.

    Happy running. :flowerforyou:
  • leavinglasvegas
    leavinglasvegas Posts: 1,495
    lol- flashbacks of The Office episode where they ran the rabies 500k Rabies Run!! Do like Andy and just cut the nipples out of your mesh shirt!

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: This is the exact image that popped into my head when I saw the title:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    If you get the edible pasties, make sure you log it.....
  • nickyevans
    nickyevans Posts: 216 Member
    Hubby tapes his with micropore tape when he remembers.
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    Hubby tapes his with micropore tape when he remembers.

    and is doing the nipple "oooh-ooh-aaah-aaah" dance in the shower afterwards when he forgets...?! :wink: :laugh: :laugh:
  • mistawalka
    mistawalka Posts: 108 Member
    If you'd listened as a kid to grandma you would have eaten your bread crusts and now be sporting a full chest of hair - no nipple chaffing the way nature intended. Bread Crusts.
  • kacarter1017
    kacarter1017 Posts: 651 Member
    use body glide or bandaids. The body glide is also good for inner thigh chafing.
  • pancakelizard
    pancakelizard Posts: 17
    My sister in law had a boyfriend who would shave the hairs around his nipples. It was kinda odd.
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