Evelyn wrote: >Another situation - has anyone ever heard of a rash on the baby's face being >caused by the "mother's" hormones while breastfeeding???? A Ped Dr. told a >mother this, and then put the baby on a topical cream to clear it up. Baby >is 1 month old, doing great with BF. Sounded like a contact rash to me, >started on the cheeks, next rest of the face and neck. Any ideas? Unless it is the normal 'milk rash' type rash, it sounds like it could be food intolerance - something in mum's diet coming through the milk. May be worth investigating. I get annoyed with doctors trying to just treat symptoms, and not getting to the cause of things. Joy ****************************************************************** Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor Perth, Western Australia. Email <[log in to unmask]> ******************************************************************