[blessedbreasts]

My nipples and areolae are terribly sensitive, and the idea of taking the band-aids off makes me cringe. I have large areolae, so the sticky part would be right on them.

You could use some toilet paper/tissue to cover your areola and then tape over them. Then your nipples and areolas would be protected and you could still tape them down.

Oh my word! Neat idea! Thank you very very much. I'll try it the next time I pump.

Also, happy to report that my marks have almost faded completely! I have to get in good light and search for them before I see them. Whew. I'm still going to wait to for them to be gone completely before I pump again, though. Way too paranoid now.