I have seen at least a few Moms with *truly* inverted nipples whose nipple tissue once everted was much more friable than normal *skin* like tissue, one with almost raw meat like consistency and of course was much more likely to abrade, a fairly thick application of lansinoh seemed to help.... Helene, did this seem to be the case with you ? A very interesting discussion-thanks for sharing! Lynn Shea Rn,Bsn,Ibclc Franklin,Massachusetts *********************************************** 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