Good points Winnie,

In a message dated 4/16/2004 9:36:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Is some mild initial tenderness normal for some moms?>>>>>>>>>>

I vote yes, .......plus, tenderness is an opinion
  <<<<<<<<<<<<Is all nipple discomfort due to a
problem>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I vote no, .........plus, discomfort/soreness/pain is an opinion

ie; is mild areolar tissue inelasticity a problem or a process?

the moms experience/opinion of nipple tenderness or soreness or agony or
whatever she feels and labels that feeling, is what we start with, ...the remedies
all start with "actively" listening to the mom.


Debbie Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
LCAGW Co-VP
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the Fairfax County suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

www.BestBreastfeeding.Info

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