you wrote: Mother of 23 month old baby called our support group and asked about the cause of her constantly sore nipples. Soreness developed this spring when baby was 15 months old. Nipples were sore and cracked skin looked dry and peeling. nipples that are dry and peeling, could be a sign of eczema. The mom can appear to have Eczema, possibly infected. A topical steroid ointment can be applied four times daily, and a topical antibiotic can be used twice daily (riordan and Auerbach, second edition). ciao, rosellina Rosellina Cosentino via Cavour 42 Giarre, Catania 95014 095 7779 4089 / 328 7111625 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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