Jan I was out of town for the w/e so am a bit behind. However I was reading a book about skin and touch to my kids. It said that "when the pain receptors in your skin are touched lightly, you feel only a tickle. But if the pain receptors are bothered a bit more, you feel itchy." "Maybe you have worn clothing that makes you itch. It rubs and stimulates pain receptors, but not enough to make you skin hurt." This is how my dtr reacts to a tag on her clothes. Hope this helps in some way. ref - Touching, a troll question book by katie billingslea smith and victoria crenson Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Louisiana Breastfeeding MediaWatch Campaign Violet Louisiana, USA mailto:[log in to unmask] _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html