From:    Fiona Coombes
>A funny story from the workplace
>I saw a mother the other day with a 9 day old baby. She said she had
>sore nipples, and as she went to feed the baby, I saw what I thought
>was a huge scab on her nipple. When I mentioned to her that her
>nipple did look very damaged, she looked surprised.
>Turned out that the 'scab' was a flake of pastry which had fallen
>down her bra and stuck to her nipple during lunch!!
>I'm sure there's a moral to this story, but I don't know what.

LOL!  Just last week in a group I was running, I noticed a mom nursing her
newborn with small brownish stains on her bra.  After group, I mentioned it
to her and asked if she was having bleeding or any problems.  She
sheepishly told me it was from eating chocolate while nursing the night
before!

Nancy Holtzman RN BSN MOM
Great Beginnings New Mothers Groups
Boston MA
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