In a message dated 7/10/2005 7:16:01 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: The mother is very concerned if nursing her child with an active lesion can transmit herpes to her nipple. See Riordan's book for more information on another case of transmission. I knew a mother whose nipples were very painful for over a week and another couple weeks to healing after her toddler got a severe case of cold sores in her mouth. Mother took acyclivor, as did her toddler and she also used the anti-viral cream on her nipples. She also added betamethasone and bactroban at one point "for good measure" and thought the betamethasone did help a lot with the pain by reducing the swelling. She did not wean her toddler, but nursing was pretty tough for awhile. Natalie Shenk, BS, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html