[Jessi]

I am reminded of how my mom once told me she chided (without malice) her older sister for still having perfectly pink nipples/areola after becoming a mother- apparently with my existence I simply ruined my mom's and made them darker.

So... what hormones/hormone balance exists during pregnancy and soon after childbirth?  Seems to be something to look into.  And before anyone asks, I was bottle-fed.  So lactation's not it, either.  She took stuff to dry that up.  Unless whatever that was, did it.  Hmm. 

Or it could just be genetics, meh.  Still, thought I'd throw that out there.