Just heard from a mom who suggested I share her experience...hx of sore nipples, latch worked on and improved. She'd been using disposable nursing pads, ran out of them, used cotton pads for about 24 hrs., and not as sore, about a one on scale of 1-10. Used disposable pads again and lo and behold soreness increased and she finally made the connection that the disposable pads were causing soreness-she felt they just weren't soft and their courseness rubbed and irritated. I wonder about fibers, bleach, etc in disposable pads, as well. Since latch on was an issue I never considered the pads as a contributing factor to her soreness; I always feel I learn from the moms I work with and this once again, proves it! Barbara Latterner, BSN,RN,IBCLC Brewster, NY *********************************************** 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