A LLL leader who doesn't subscribe to the list asked me to post the following. Mom of a 2 month old nursling (nursing well and gaining well) took baby to pedi dentist for a mouth lesion on underside of tongue, apparently being caused by 2 natal teeth. LLL leader thought that the lesion looked like it might be uncomfortable and causing some pain. Pedi dentist told mom to treat the lesion with Vit. E oil daily until the lesion developed a "crust." LLL leader quite concerned with Vit E toxicity in an infant, familiar with Hale's caution on using pure Vit E oil. Mom stopped using Vit E on her own because she thought that it was making the lesion worse. I don't know how long mom did use it on the baby's mouth lesion. LLL leader looking for any information from listmembers who might have had a similar experience. Short of pulling out the teeth, which I thought they would have done after birth, what else can help heal this poor little one's mouth? Thank you for your wisdom. Mary-Jane Sackett, RN, BSN, IBCLC, CCE, CD(DONA) Registered Lactation Consultant, Certified Childbirth Educator and Doula Maternal Child Health Visiting Nurse Pittsfield, MA *********************************************** 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