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<<severe nipple pain once we got the baby latched at three days of age.  No
trauma - pain resolved by some miracle the day after she was discharged from
the hospital,>>

I might suspect normal stretching of tissues beneath areola - it seems that
some women have tight, inelastic, and/or very sensitive, tissues in that area
that are initially tender or painful with latch/stretching. In this
situation, with a good latch, as she probably had, you might not see any
obvious signs of trauma. These tissues gradually become more elastic as the
baby breastfeeds, and pain decreases. Does this make sense?

I liked Karen Z's breathing technique for getting moms through that initial
discomfort/pain with latch when the nipples are already sore, and it could
also be used in the situations described above. I teach this "slow pace"
breathing technique in prepared childbirth class. Great idea to use it for
temporary nipple pain - Thanks Karen!

deb