Stephen Graves' study - cultured pink sore nipples and found mostly Staph...treatment for Staph eliminated the problem in most cases, and in one third washing with soap 2-3x per day was sufficient to eliminate it. http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200307/20030705graves.pdf Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC NYC cwgenna.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome