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Cathy Liles <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Feb 1999 18:34:57 -0600
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Ok Friends,
Every once in awhile one must jump into the deep end and take some risk.
From time-to-time I get questions about hair removal around nipples/areolas.
I have found that many women think they are the only ones with hairy areolas
(Playboy photos never show any hair!), they are very self concious about it
and often wonder how it will affect breastfeeding but are afraid to ask.
When I teach breastfeeding to health care professionals I always include
information about areola hair and it seems to be one of the most sensitive
issues we cover- it is ok to talk about sex, drugs, alcohol, engorgement,
mastitis, breast surgery, and any number of other personal topics, but they
always giggle when we mention hair.  Anyway, I always tell moms that they
can nurse with the hair or without the hair- just don't switch boats
midstream- I have seen two babies go on nursing strikes when mom clipped the
little hairs that tickled them under their nose- no hair-no nursing and
unfortunately , one can't just put it back on. I have always recommended
that mothers just clip the hairs short with a pair of sharp scissors if she
wants to remove it- no chemicals, no razors (nicks on the breast are very
painful), no harsh chemicals, no tweezing (ouch), waxing is also painful-
well, now I find a new product on the market called "Hair Off Mitten", it is
like a gentle sandpaper with some sort of coating. You just massage your
legs and the hair disappears. It doesn't hurt or pull or anything, in fact
it feels nice and the kids wanted to help.  Well, from someone who seldom
shaves her legs (true confession time) because of ingrown hairs and pain and
is living in the US where shaved legs are culturally accepted, I have found
this product works very well with out the aforementioned problems.  So my
question to you- would this be an appropriate product to recommend to a
breastfeeding woman who would like to remove hair from her areola.  the only
precaution in the package was that "excessive rubbing may cause abrasion to
the skin."  I also noticed that they had a model for the bikini area. I am
not willing to be a guinea pig to try this out- don't have any hair there
anyway, but am curious about what y'all think. Thank-you in advance, Cathy
Liles
PS: this is not a joke.

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