Cindy, you wrote: <It seems odd to me that I can offer the list a copy of a form or study via e mail or snail mail and I will get close to 100 requests for it, but if I ask a question to about1,500 people I get two replies............'tis sad. I am here to learn , and help.I answer posts both privately and publicly on a regular basis, but it frustrates me that I don't often get the same in return, is it me? ;-(> I don't think so, Cindy. I am willing to wager that it was because of the unusual nature of the nipple condition you described. It sounded almost like one of those situations "where you had to be there to appreciate it fully." When I read something on LN that sounds TOO obvious, I figure someone else(s) will jump in and there's no need for my $.02. Then again, when I read something that's obviously out of my comfort zone of expertise, I just lurk, and listen and learn. And when I read something that falls into my area of special interest, I get a great feeling if I can add to the solution. And then there are days when I just lurk and log off, because of other priorities, and I'm sure that's so with others much more disciplined with their e-mail time than I. So don't take it personally. BTW, when I wrote, I was on vacation in Phoenix, importing my e-mail to my son's computer. Now that I'm back home at mine, I have no record of what I wrote. If anything I talked about turns out to be the case, feel free to quote what I wrote (my suggestion did not involve hydrogel) and share it with all lactnuts. Then again, if Renate's suggestion seems to apply, and it works, I'd like to learn about that, too. Jean ************************************************ K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC Dayton, Ohio USA ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html