On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 15:25:42 -0800, Jan Aken <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >HMMMM, I thought we didn't rub nipples anymore to toughen the nipples >because we were rubbing off the keratin that forms on the nipple making >the nipple "tough" So what I am hearing is a keratin(callous) layer of >skin does not appear on the nipples. I will be dog-gone. That's At least >that is what I remember. I could get out my books and take a lot though. >Well not this holiday week however. >Jan Aken RN IBCLC > I'm guessing it might be a matter of semantics. How thick does the keratin layer need to be before it is called a callous? I've not seen what I would call a callous on a mother's nipples, though I have seen a definite toughening of the skin. I too would be interested in seeing something in print on the topic. -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html