| Cleft lip or palate |
| Cracked nipples |
| Infant attachment difficulties |
| Local milk stasis |
| Missed feeding |
| Nipple piercing* |
| Plastic-backed breast pads |
| Poor maternal nutrition |
| Previous mastitis |
| Primiparity† |
| Restriction from a tight bra |
| Short frenulum in infant |
| Sore nipples |
| Use of a manual breast pump |
| Yeast infection |