I remember having these callouses in the first months of breastfeeding!  Yes, 
my nipples looked like a new lipstick when my firstborn came off (she'll be  
22 this year). I even remember discussing sore nipples with a la leche league  
leader friend of mine when I had sore nipples with my 2nd daughter (who will 
be  18 this year) and agreeing that once the callouses formed, the soreness 
would go  away! 
 
Of course, we don't let this happen any more. Gosh it would have been great  
to have our current knowledge back then!
 
Margie
 
In a message dated 5/3/2006 12:11:34 AM Eastern Standard Time,  
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Mom  breastfeeding first baby, vaginal delivery, full term, etc. Zero   
medications.  She contacted me at 7 weeks...after someone  finally  told her 
this is 
not supposed to hurt!!!   She has  what at first looks  like blebs.  More 
than 
one.  They seem  to come ad go with a  feeding.  Also, if you can visualize 
the  
outer rim of the nipple face,  there is what looks and feels like a  callous 
in 
a crescent shape.  Mother  reports no pain when  touching the area. Says 
right 
after nursing or  showering it is  almost gone, but then appears again as her 
skin  dries.

The  nipple does have a lipstick shape when the baby comes  off.  Mom is  
working on correcting that



 
Margie Forrest, RN, BSN, IBCLC
The Lactation Corner @ Palms West  Hospital
Loxahatchee, FL

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