Nancy, Did you have any responses to this post? I saw a mom yesterday, delivered 10 days ago, 4 weeks early with the same "freckles"--mom's description. Would be interested in hearing what our learned colleagues had to say.... TIA-- LLL Love, Karen Zeretzke Baton Rouge, Louisiana On Tue, 17 Sep 1996 13:43:25 +0800 "Nancy Sherwood LLLL, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]> writes: >A 32 week pregnant first time mom-to be asked me to look at her >nipples >today at a LLL meeting ( in private). She has what I would describe >a >s"skin tags" on her areolas and little pin hole sized black spots on >her >nipples. They all look like moles. This woman said that she never >had them >before pregnancy and wondered if they would have any effect on her >breastfeeding. She had never shown them to anyone else becasue she was >too >embarrased. I told her that I thought that they were hormonaly >induced and >would probably not make any difference at all. > >I have never seen anything like this before. have any of you seen >and/or >had any experience with this? What is it and what is your opinion? >Thanks! > >Nancy Sherwood- LLLL, IBCLC- Perth, Australia >