I've found all this discussion of saline quite fascinating! I've been encouraging mothers to use a similar solution (1 cup water + 1 tsp. salt + 1 Tbsp. vinegar) to relieve the discomfort of thrush. This came via a LLL colleague who attended a workshop on thrush. I found it to be a godsend when I had thrush and many mothers report finding it soothing. I had never thought to suggest it for cracked nipples, but will in the future. Leslie White, LLLL Deep River Ontario *********************************************** 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