I am still working with a mom of a 4 week old, baby had tight lingual frenlum that we got clipped and things improved greatly after that and mom has been using Jacks all purpose nipple ointment, but she still has one crack on each nipple, theses are different than any I have seen, one is horizontal and one is vertical, if she gently separates the crack you can see that deep in the crack at the base there is healed skin, but the crack above is still a crack and causing pain, we have changed positions frequently, breastfeeding is ok but not really enjoyable for this mom. I was wondering if she would be a candidate for the clear coating for the nipples that I have read about on here? I can't remember the name of it so I don't know what to search for in the archives. Any help would be most appreciated as I am calling this mom in the am for another follow up. TIA Cindy Cindy Curtis,RN,IBCLC mailto:[log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/cindyrn *********************************************** 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