Check for hydrogen peroxide in the toothpaste. That's what caused that kind of peeling for me. It doesn't happen w/non-peroxide forms. It's easy to see how this might also affect mom's nipples. Phyllis > Virginia, I would guess that there may be quite a few cases where toothpaste > from a toddler's mouth could irritate his mother's nipples! I, for one, can > only use toothpaste once a day, without having the inside of my mouth start > to get irritated, sometimes to the point of peeling. I think this type of > thing is really important to keep in mind. Babies are often weaned (or > mother just goes on dealing with nipple problems) because some problem that > would be extremely simple to fix is not identified. > > Darillyn --- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC --- Glendale, AZ, USA --- [log in to unmask] --- Scanned by Norton AntiVirus with auto-updates *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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