Makes so much sense and something I, too, always did when I was nursing. After I weaned my daughter at 2.5 years, I started licking things instead. Works for most everything! :) Ploi, my daughter, can often be heard wailing, "No! not the mama spit!" Haha... but she concedes it DOES work and soothe and heal. Must be the mama love flowing from us in so many ways.. :) Great post.