I want to thank Renate Rietveld and K. Jean Cotterman for the replies they gave me about protecting nipples with hydrogel and about the unusual nipple cracks that I have never seen..... they were the only 2 that replied...... It seems odd to me that I can offer the list a copy of a form or study via e mail or snail mail and I will get close to 100 requests for it, but if I ask a question to about1,500 people I get two replies............'tis sad. I am here to learn , and help.I answer posts both privately and publicly on a regular basis, but it frustrates me that I don't often get the same in return, is it me? ;-( Cindy Cindy Curtis,RN,IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/cindyrn *********************************************** 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