Re: [ozmidwifery] Mastitis

[Sandra J. Eales]

You are right Sheena definitely tell her to keep feeding. The most important treatment is to get the breast flowing and the baby is by far the most effective way to do this. Some doctors create more problems than they solve when it comes to Breastfeeding! Also anytime mother or baby have been on antibiotics it is important to be aware of possibility thrush developing which can cause breastfeeding problems. Oral thrush may cause babe to alter how it attaches and so effect how it empties the breast and cause nipple damage.  Antibiotics also can play havoc with their gut and I have found that Natren Lifestart (bifidobacterium) will recover this.    Sandra Eales ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheena Johnson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 1:04 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Mastitis Any of the lactation consultants out there give me some advise on feeding on the affected breast if the woman has mastitis. Ruby's mum has just got  mastitis after Ruby slept through for 5 hours. Just to make life really miserable Ruby has had bronchitis and is also on antibiotics.   The doctor advised Lynley not to feed off the affected side but to express, I thought the thing to do was to keep on feeding?   Sheena Johnson