ObscureSaint

What surprised you most about the real Portland?

Valar Dohaeris.

In my first semester of English 101 in college, the professor literally threw people's papers on the floor, yelling, "This is not middle school! I will not teach you people punctuation and grammar! Go find a remedial class if you don't have a grasp of the basics!"

I weep for the future. Kids are graduating from high school without the ability to form a respectable written sentence.

It could cure it, yes, although it sounds like OP had a pretty severe case. However, the majority of women who have inverted nipples are able to have it corrected by baby nursing every day, or by pumping, or by doing special stretching exercises. There are also breast "shells" that can be worn inside the bra that press in on the areola to encourage the nipple to come out.

In the third trimester of pregnancy, the breasts undergo a lot of changes, and at childbirth the body's tissues (including the breast) are at their most elastic time in a woman's life. With a little assistance in latching baby on, many women are able to successfully breastfeed. I'd hestitate to ever make the diagnosis of "unable to breastfeed" in a nulliparous woman. You just won't know until you try as to how the nipple will respond to use.

There's more info here: http://www.breastfeedingbasics.com/articles/flat-or-inverted-nipples

In almost all cases, the adhesions will loosen and the baby will be able to nurse effectively as he grows bigger and stronger and becomes more efficient at nursing, whether you invest in gadgets or not. Remember that the baby doesn't "nipple feed", he "breastfeeds". Once he is able to draw the nipple into his mouth, the shape of it doesn’t matter much at all.