Failure to check prenatally for flat or inverted nipples is not a crime
in my book.  I don't even mention them in prenatal breastfeeding class
any more.  Is anyone aware of any research that says any prenatal
treatment is helpful.  I know there is some that says it is not.  In
fact, it says that telling a woman something is "wrong" with her nipples
is more likely to make her decide not to even attempt breastfeeding.

One of my pet peeves is nurses who say, "She has great nipples!" (which
are often actually too large and make breastfeeding difficult).  The
implication is that other nipples are "bad" nipples.  For this reason, I
also am opposed to books or other literature that begins by discussing
types of nipples.

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Bonnie Jones, RN, ICCE, IBCLC
from the sunny S.W. USA
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