Hi Constance
We went with the recommended daily dose. I agree I generally am very
careful with herbal medications. In the instances for deep breast pain,
I have talked to the medical officer involved where appropriate.

Gwen

How much primrose oil?  Is it a tea?  I've got to be honest, I've
never
used herbals, but I have a patient , a physician, who has deep breast
pain
(2nd child, had same problem with the first).  We've tried everything
and
she's seen an MD who is also an IBCLC.  I think she'd try anything by
now.

Constance L. Tyree, RN, MS, IBCLC
Coordinator, Family Life Services
Shore Memorial Hospital
1 E. New York Avenue
Somers Point, New Jersey 08244
609-653-3238


I have recommended evening primrose oil for women with deep breast
pain.
This was froma case study I read many years ago.

The first woman I tried this on was a medical officer so I could be
really frank with her and say this was based upon a case study. What
was
interesting was her report was that the pain really took a week to
start
settling and then was completely gone by a month on the evening
primrose
oil. She rang me back after her second baby having had the same breast
pain with a similar response to the evening primrose oil.

The problem is that the number I see or case discuss with others is
very limited ie probably 2-3 a year. So this is no sound practice.


I wonder if there are a range of causes of the deep breast pain and we
are using a bit of the hit and miss approach.

Gwen


Gwen Moody
CNC Postnatal Care
Westmead Hospital
PO Box 533 Wentworthville 2145
Phone: 02 9845 6964, 0422212774
Fax: 02 9845 8340
Page: 02 9845 5555 - 01135
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