>>I'm curious...what is the "Hoffman technique/exercises to mother's with
inverted nipples"? Please excuse my ignorance on this.....<<

It is an old method, often started prenatally, that attempts to correct
inverted nipples. The mother grasps the tissue behind the nipple, pulls out
(hopefully nipple comes with it), and then does some gentle twisting and
pulling to try to break adhesions. A study several years ago compared
Hoffman and breast shells against doing nothing, and found no difference.

[One comment raised on the breast shell issue: concern has been expressed
that the shells used in the study may not have had the right size of opening
for intended effectiveness and thus might have not been tested fairly.]

Lisa Marasco, BA, IBCLC

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