Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 23:23:56 +0000 From: heather <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: normal >. I >should also mention that "sore nipples", the number one reason mothers >used to call for breastfeeding help, seem to be less of a problem. Eeeek....not here, not by a long chalk. As you wrote below about sore nipples and positioning - I also have people who hesitate to come in for a consultation because they felt everything was fine in the hospital - what do you think happens? Do you think they never truly understood proper positioning? or that it is changing after they go home? I would love to hear thoughts regarding this Thanks Rose Marie Sore nipples are the most common single reason for seeking help, and these are positional sore nipples....and the worst of it is, that most (yes, most) women have been told by their professional advisers that soreness is 'normal' - because of course they see so much of it. Yes, even cracks and bleeding are 'normal'. We are also very tired of hearing mothers say 'the (whatever health professional) has seen me feed and says my positioning is fine, so it can't be that....' Yet when we see what's happening, or even hear a description of it, we are often able to suggest ways the mother can feed without pain. Here, positional sore nipples are far commoner than thrush (though they may co-exist); thrush is becoming 'fashionable' as a diagnosis, though. A few weeks ago, a mother with a (then) 6 day old was diagnosed with thrush and given meds....but the cause of her soreness was a very pronounced tongue tie that was interfering with the baby being comfortably positioned. Heather Welford Neil NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK Rose Marie Straeter, IBCLC The Lactation Center @ The Women's Hospital (812) 842-4153 *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html