Lisa Jones wrote:

Also, has anyone else ever read or heard that there is an *enzyme* present
in the saliva of teething babies that can make a mother's nipples sore??? 

I have also come across this as Nursing Mothers' folklore but have not heard of a rationalisation.  It has been suggested that washing the breast & nipple area after feeds with sodium bicarbonate solution may be helpful and I have occasionally suggested this to mothers but have not had much feedback about the results.

Dot Newbold
NMAA Counsellor in Adelaide, Australia where I am still recovering after a very busy but enjoyable time at our biennial Festival of Arts and Writers' Week festivities
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