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Teresa Pitman <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 3 Nov 2003 11:21:03 -0500
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> Mother of 23 month old baby called our support group and asked about the
> cause of her constantly sore nipples. Soreness developed this spring when
> baby was 15 months old. Nipples were sore and cracked skin looked dry and
> peeling. In August when they was at the vacation at the sea nipples nearly
> healed, but in September cracks appeared again. Now she has deep cracks at
> the base of her nipples. Strangely, they are completely painless. Mom
> describes skin near cracks as callous. She is in another town so I can use
> her description only. She doesn't wear a bra for the last 9 months,
doesn't
> wash nipples with soap so it is not an allergy to some detergent


The peeling skin description does sound like possible thrush to me, and I
know that sometimes mothers develop cracks at the base of their nipples
along with bouts of thrush. I wonder if she was topless while on the beach
and the sunlight helped the nipples to heal?

Teresa Pitman
Guelph, Ontario

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