Further to the many sensible posts about this mom who may or may not have some yeast involvement, I am reminded also that some women who have had extreme pain on nursing also develop transient Raynaud's of the nipples related to it, which gradually subsides over time -- sometimes not all that quickly, either -- after the underlying yeast, trauma, or whatever is resolved. This can also feel "shards of glass" like to some mothers, though in my limited experience I think usually more in the nipple rather than within the breast. I think it also tends to appear more with nursing than with pumping, since there is more of a temperature contrast between the baby's warm little mouth and the ambient air before and afterward; which again sounds like part of this mother's pattern, perhaps. But the original post didn't mention anything about blanching or the lack of it -- might be worth asking the mother. Elisheva Urbas, lay bf sympathizer in NYC *********************************************** 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