>I agree that different women have different pain thresholds and will feel
>sensations differently (learned this with my two kids) BUT (and this is a
>big BUT) I have seen too many mothers who have the most horrible trauma to
>their nipples and say, "But I was told some pain was normal so I just kept
>at it."


Me too......I ask mothers if the pain is getting worse, or better as
the days have gone by. Tenderness is common, and yes, soome pain, but
pain/tenderness associated with a poor latch does not improve in
time.  In fact it often gets worse.  If a mother is still complaining
of soreness on (say) day 3 or 4 or 5, and it is not getting better,
then I think it is safe to assume this mum's positioning needs
help....and I don't care how many people have looked at it and said
it's fine ; )

Sometimes, soreness and an apparently ok latch go together, but I
think that's probably because I/we don't yet know enough about how to
make it good for everyone.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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