Mine are perfectly normal too when I'm nippin', I just have puffy nips; the difference is, I've definitly got gland under there that is separate from the muscle and definitly not fat. Could be that you had gland at one time and it stretched the nipple to the puffy state and now it's gone. If that's the case, there's not much you can do other than work out I guess to try and spread the puffiness out. Yeah, pics could help us help you, but check by flexing again. If there's ANYTHING there other than muscle when you're flexing, even if it's mushy, it's probably gland. My gland's not REAL hard, it's actually pretty soft, but I know it's not fat. See what you think. - J.