"rash on her breasts, stomach and upper thighs. ... The stretch marks on her lower abdomen were a deep red, and were quite pronounced. Her breasts were an even red, all over. NOT the nipple, areola, or I'd say a good 2 inches around the areola, but from that point outwards, both breasts were red - not as dark as the stretch marks." This sounds similar to my history. I'm wondering if two different things could be going on here. I too had problems with Raynaud's. But this rash was one of my first presenting signs of LATEX allergy. The contact with the elastic in my underwear caused a horrible rash on my abdomen, thighs and around my breasts (nursing bra with support - nowhere near the nipple) - the sites of elastic/skin contact. My allergies were always worse during pregnancy and postpartum. This could also be some type of irritant/contact dermatitis; I'd suggest extra rinsing of her underwear, no softener, etc. Good luck, Marita Nickison, RN, 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