Causes and Natural Treatment of Sore Nipples & Breast Sore nipples or painful nipples are common among 80% of women in the world. Every woman goes through the pregnancy during her lifetime and especially sore nipples happen to those women who are breastfeeding their infants. Usually the new born baby feels difficulty in latching or handling the nipples so he tries to suck the milk with his full effort so this cause of having sore nipples. There may be other reasons of sore nipples like wearing the wrong size bra, exercising without paper sports bra, injury or any kind of wound near the chest or nipple area. One and the most important cause would be the excessive dry skin which causes cracks on the nipples. As you go through the entire process of pregnancy or in premenstrual syndrome, there must be changes in your hormone. Several other causes of sore nipples may be the health problems including the skin infection, mastitis, and thrush and breast cancer. There are