>"I've been contacted (via email) by a pregnant woman (12 weeks), keen to
>breastfeed, but *extremely* concerned that she will be unable to do so
>because her nipples are very, very sensitive. They have, apparently,
>"always" been like this.

I had a client who presented similarly.  She was very worried about being
able to tolerate the baby at the breast.  She had some initial soreness,
but not unbearable; then, by 2 weeks, she was fine. She is still
breastfeeding at 1 year. It will be interesting to see if she returns to
her hyper-sensitivity after weaning.
I think that acupuncture would be a very good treatment for this condition.
And its desensitizing would assure the mother ahead of time.

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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