In a message dated 9/21/98 4:23:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<<  Appears to
 be collection of milk behind a flap of skin at opening of milk duct.
 Does this fit the picture? >>
I was plagued with these when nursing my twins.  I could sometimes get it to
"pop" by working the plug of thick milk down and out of the pore opening with
my fingers sliding on the areola.  Or sometimes I got a little more vigorous
and would try to wipe it away with a rough washcloth.  This often worked well
in the shower.  I have told moms to soak their nipple/areola in a basin of
warm water, and then put the baby on to nurse.  Sometimes the baby can release
the plug.  One lady I worked with went to her OB who took a sterile needle and
opened the blister (on several occasions.) I didn't try changing positions
because I always nursed the babies together in the football hold.  Mary-Jane,
CD(DONA), RN, CCE