At the risk of incurring everyone's wrath - I am with Sarah on this one. As babies are supposed to be able to manage with any type of breast - you should hear Choe Fisher on this one!- why do we bother to do a breast exam? The recent research which was done, the MAIN TRIAL, showed that interventions for inverted nipples had no effect. In fact the control group, Mums with inverted nipples who did not use any antenatal treatment, came off best. The research was done well, I know because I took part in recruiting women. Jo Alexander, who did the trial, told me that she felt that women who were told that they may be going to have a problem with breastfeeding gave up earlier than they might have done otherwise. I never do a breast exam, but rely on good antenatal education and skilled support afterwards. It certainly seems to work. Chloe always maintains that there has never been a baby that she cannot get onto the breast! Now I have confessed my sins I will sit back and wait for the gasps of horror! :) Carolyn Westcott RN IBCLC