: I am 5 months pregnant, and my nipples are so sore I can't stand to touch them. Is there anything I can do to "toughen" them, or will the problem go away on it's own?
It goes away on its own, it is just one of many pregnancy symptoms and you might have sore niples for a while. Afte birth they will hurt too, until you get used to breastfeeding. Doctors recomend you don't do anything to your breasts as far as preparing them for breastfeeding. The only thing they say is not to use soap on your breasts when milk comes in as it makes them dry and they lubricate themselves on their own. I had sore niples for the first 12 weeks, then it went away and now at 32 weeks, they are hurting again! :)