I wanted to share an interesting case study. The subject is myself. I have never heard of this particular presentation of vasospasm before so I thought it might be of interest to all. I am nursing a 6 month old baby, my third. We have had a smooth course with no difficulties. I did experience vasospasm for awhile with my first baby, 7 years ago, that I later realized was secondary to poor latch. I had not experienced it since then. My family recently had the flu -- fever, chills, aches & pains, lethargy, etc, the whole deal. During height of the fever and chills portion of the illness, I experienced pronounced vasospasm of the nipples. There was very distinct, visible blanching and it was quite painful. It seemed to be worst when I was in a "chill" phase. The vasospasm ended when my fever finally broke for good. My baby nursed normally throughout the illness. I don't know why or how the flu might trigger vasospasm, but it seems clear to me that that is what happened. As it was short-lived, I used no treatment other than trying to keep my breasts warm. I hope this is useful information for someone! Margaret Longmont, CO *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html