Hi Pat, It's been quiet on the vasospasm front here in NY lately as asymmetric latch is starting to catch on more, but last year I saw zillions of them. I definately see a correllation between babies who have tongue ties or short jaws and small tongues and vasospasm in mom, unless the latch is perfect. Moms who have Raynaud's also seem to be more vulnerable. I usually work on asymmetrical latch, recommend warming the nipple (someone on Lactnet recommended rice socks, and that's a great tip), pumping and bottle feeding a few times a day if necessary, and speak to the doctor about nifedipine if good latch does not take care of it immediately, or if the baby is not yet capable of sucking without compressing the nipple. I find if they hang in there, the pain disappears by about 12 weeks postpartum in most cases, even if the nipple still blanches. -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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