This is my first posting to the net, so bear with me! I am working with a mom that insists that her nipples do not come out far enough (all though to my observation they do.) She is wondering about a type of breastshell she used about 3 years ago, that she feels "really pulls her nipples out" It is not the hobbit A little background: Baby born April 11 mom having difficulty rousing infant while at the hospital, goes home with pump, mom calls me with concerns about latching, medications shes using, and about milk supply. Home visit 4/13 reveals baby unable to latch, most likly due to tight frenulum, frenulum is clipped next day. mom says everything is great in a followup call 4/15 babys nursing great milk supply is great shes happy. 5/1, I get another call mom started expressing a week ago when she realized baby was below birth weight at his 2 wk check, she now has a very sore breast a baby that wont latch and is thinking about drugs to dry up unless she can find this shell that will bring her nipples out. Mom is being treated for depression is on prozac, amitripyline as well as tagamet and oxybutrin. Her physician is aware shes breastfeeding. Sorry this is so long. Chris Clark RCP, IBCLC *********************************************** 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