Just got a call from a nurse practioner who just doesn't know where to turn too next. She has a first time mom with a 9 month old who has been presenting in her office since Novemember 1st. Mom had a fever than, red breast with lumps on right breast within 1-3 o'clock margins. She was given Dicloxicillin for 10 days and felt better. On the 22nd was seen again, same symptoms but without the fever. MD gave her Keflex which she tried for 6 days and continued with the pain and lumps. They cultured the breast and it grew out stuff that could only be treated with "IV meds or drugs I wouldn't give a nursing mom". The nurse practioner saw her on the 26th again with the same symptoms and is beginning to fear intraductal carcinoma. Mom is scheduled for a ultrasound today and then seeing a breast specialist. I did bring up the possibility of intraductal yeast infection but the nurse practioner wasn't impressed but won't ignore that possibility. I did tell her that yeast can be one sided. Is there any other suggestions that you wise ones can come up with? Could it be resistant yeast - mom now has red nipple on the right side and a crack. Baby who was never a good nurser is now teething, has a cold and now is exclusively nursing. Does not resist the right side. Thanks for any information you can send my way. On the flip side, with good news. My OB who delivered my 5 month old son has a three day old who finally latched on to her flat nipples!!!!! *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html