Betsy, I clearly remember one mother who had cracks around the base of each nipple. It looked as if her nipples were slowly being severed from the areola. Baby's latch was corrected at the first consultation, but the nipples failed to heal. The solution for this mother was breast shells - to keep clothing off her very sore nipples and an antibacterial topical ointment. (APNO was suggested, but she preferred to try a single medication preparation.) Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC South Africa [log in to unmask] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.542 / Virus Database: 336 - Release Date: 2003/11/18 *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html