Hello to all you wise women,
  
This is my 1st posting. I am a Lactation consultant and LLL Leader.  I work in a large hospital and have learned  and continue to learn much from mother and babies.  The other day There was a mother who had a lot of pain during and between breastfeeding.  The baby was nursing well and nipples directly after nursing were not distorted/damaged.  
  Mom had very bleached out areolas (practicaly no pigmentation) and described her pain as burning. Yeast was my guess and mom confirmed that she occasionally gets vaginal yeast infections and most recently a week prior to delivery. Dad said mom's nipples have always been tender. 
  This was not Raynauds, the areola was a very light beige color rather than the dark brown in most woman. The nipple was probably also lighter but there was no lack of circulation as seen in Raynauds.  
  I spoke to another IBCLC who thought it could be assosiated with long term yeast infection
  
My questions are, is the bleaching of the areolas a sign of long term yeast infection? Would this indicate systemic or localized infection? Where is this info? And should the baby also be treated in a situation as this?  Thanks, Elena Coffey, IBCLC


			
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