both my 5 yo ( lt. side) and 8 yo (bilat) girls have red swollen nipples no visable insect bites or break in skin. both my daughters were co discomfort around breast. my 5 yo girl lt. nipple is red swollen tender my 8 yo girl bilat nipples are red swollen and tender. no break in skin visable. i am puzzled since both my girls have symptoms. no recent change in product. no other rashes on skin anywhere. the only new exposure to anything on skin is swimming in pool. i could think of numerous causes if it was only one of them. but both?
how big are their nipples? perhaps it's time for them to start wearing some sort of bra. how much exercise do they regularly get? i'm a guy and i'm in pretty great shape but if i run for a few hours a day every day after taking several weeks off my nipples can get sore from my shirt. i imagine it could be the very same problem for a very young girl depending on how much and what type of exercise they're getting.