Reaching out to the learned folks in Lactnet: I received a call from a
pregnant (beginning of second trimester) woman who is a swimmer and has
found that her nipples and areola were both exceedingly red and "angry"
after swimming.  She said after a long and painful shower (20 minutes) the
pain lessened and she hasn't gone back in the pool.  I didn't have any
brainy tips for her aside from "don't swim".

I wondered if any of you had seen this before, what information you could
impart to her and whether or not this may have implications for
breastfeeding later on.

Thank you,
Please send your answers to me off-list because my subscription is "on
vacation" right now.



Lizabeth J. Berkeley, MPH, CHES, IBCLC
Department of OB-Gyn
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
4800 Alberta Ave.
El Paso, TX  79905


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