Hello List, I have a dear friend, Jenny, whose first baby, a 9lb 13oz boy was born in Burnie, Tasmania on October 8. In his short life thus far, mother has had mastitis 2x, and is currently with bout #3. She is dedicated to breastfeeding but this is knocking her around and it has hubby wishing she would give breastfeeding away.
I recommended trying to find a homoeopath to avoid yet more a/biotics in case of another go, but don't know of any in NW Tassie (she lives near Ulverstone). I wondered if anyone on the list knows of someone? She is seeing an LC quite a bit which is great, and the LC's strategy is working on moderating Jen's supply. Jen's had pretty badly damaged nipples too, and wondered if the mastitis is infective - I'm not sure if her nipples are damaged still now (I spoke to her other half tonight and didn't ask him). Bub is gaining weight well, 250-300gs/week - not massive (though more than adequate) - so I wondered whether blaming oversupply was justified. I would love to see Jen go on to breastfeed for a lot longer than 5 weeks, for her and baby's sake, and wondered if any of you can recommend someone fabulous on the NW coast of Tas. Jo Slamen -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
