>I just don't think that you can
>create an analogy between washing a cut after sucking on it with washing a
>cut nipple after breastfeeding. If the analogy were fair than of course we
>would have been washing cracked nipples all along.

Unless we're seeing a different rate of nipple infection from 20 years ago.
Certainly we're seeing more thrush.  Are we also seeing more damage-related
bacterial infections?  And if so, does that mean our treatment of "typical"
damaged nipples needs revision?

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY

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