Lynette  asked:
 
<<hypersensitive  
nipples.  Is this something  a dermatologist can diagnose?  >>
 
 
 
I have found that many (not all)  women who have (a) tenderness of their 
nipples during pregnancy, lovemaking, or  their periods, (b) burn, don't tan and 
(c) have very little, if any, melatonin  laid down in the areola - ergo, very 
little color change during pregnancy tend  to have much more hypersensitivity 
than other women, all other things being  equal (baby latching well, etc etc 
etc).
 
We've all laughed at the old wives  tales about women with fair hair WILL 
have sore nipples -- I have found that it  isn't related to the color of the hair 
or skin, but is related to the amount of  color change during pregnancy -- 
and I can almost predict which women will have  more painful nipples just based 
on that.



 
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(='.'=)
(")_(") Jan  Barger, RN, MA,  IBCLC
Wheaton, IL

_Lactation Education  Consultants_ 
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)  






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