Hi All, I make it a point to never lie to my clients about pain of any kind. I tell them that tenderness is a normal part of the learning stage of BF that goes away in a day or two as mom and baby get better at this "BF thing". Some moms experience it, some don't, it depends on baby and technique. Now, if she is experiencing PAIN (big difference between tenderness and pain) I tell them that they need to call me right away, because pain is not OK, it means that something is not right. They seem to get the idea, and I have had moms call me and say "This is pain, not tenderness, what do I do?", and others call and say, "Thanks for letting me know that there might be some initial tenderness as baby and I learned, otherwise I might have stopped altogether if I thought I was doing something wrong." Went to a friends sons 3rd B-day party this weekend and met one of her friends who I had talked to 18 months ago. Don't remember why but she wanted to quit BF and my friend told her to talk to me first. Well, she thanked me for that talk, said it changed her life and her sons. They are still BF today and the boy is 2.5 yrs old! Made me feel really good! Jay Simpson, CLE Sacramento, CA "No Miracles performed here, just a lot of love and hard work." LACTNET Quilt Raffle Check out the web page then e-mail me at [log in to unmask] for where to send for your tickets!