Cool down, Ilene <g>!  I would not use routinely recommend the use of a
hairdryer.  I am a firm believer in moist wound healing; every mother who leaves
our institution goes home with a container of lanolin (so that if she calls me
with a crack after she's home she doesn't have to run around looking for some
while we try and fix the positioning).  Did you see the original post?  This
mother has *really unusual nipples*, bumpy and full of skin tags on the tips and
they fold inward when she closes her bra.  She had been using lanolin for weeks
but doesn't think it makes a difference.  To test whether all those little
crevices are truly getting dry before that nipple folds back, a hairdryer seems
to be worth trying.  I told her to try it for a few days, on low, not close, for
a minute or so.  We'll see.  Any other suggestions are surely welcome!

Becky Krumwiede
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