I have some concern regarding the use of tea bags for sore nipples. I have heard some talk regarding a relationship between tea bag use and nipple yeast. Since I have not seen any real evidence that tea bag use helps, I recommend that mothers not use them. Until I heard that they may contribute to nipple yeast infections, I neither recommended or not-recommended use. I did not think they helped but did not think they hurt. If there is a chance that they may contribute to a nursing problem, I now have to suggest not using them. Do any of you know of a possible relationship between tea bag use and nipple yeast? The thought was that they wouldn't be used unless the nipple was already damaged (yeast risk factor) and that the warm tea bags harbored yeast which was then carried to the warm, damp, sweet breast. Pardee Hinson, MPH, IBCLC Charlotte, NC [log in to unmask]