My mum with the little hole in her non-healing nipple ( see Lactnet about six weeks ago) got limpet shells from Norway - and reports an excellent result : ) Rachel Myr mentioned these as a traditional remedy. The mother stopped using Lansinoh and used the limpet shell instead and within a short time noticed an improvement which was sustained very well. She is now pain-free for the first time. No - I don't know why they would work, either : ) Heather Welford Neil NCT bfc, tutor, UK *********************************************** 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