Some women find that rolling their nipple gently between their thumb and finger can be of some help but really, stay away from rubbing them with a face washer or any other rough items on your nipples, avoid using soaps or anything that will dry out your skin as well. I have heard that METHO was once recomended as well!! Its amazing what people think is good for our body!
The best thing I can suggest is to get some help in the easly days with posistioning and attaching your baby at the breast. This is the major cause of the problems you say you had with your first not nipples that need to be toughened up. The other thing would be to get a copy of the ABA booklet "An Introduction to Breastfeeding" and " Breast and nipple care". These are about $5.50 each and available on the mothersdirect.com.au site.
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