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thanks Jean for this extensive advice. Yes your help certainly helps me
give the lady some helpful information which i am sure she will appreciate.
will let you know the outcome as I continue to follow her up.
ruth
on 12/23/01 5:31 AM, Kermaline J. Cotterman at [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Ruth,
>
> Breast pain, especially nipple pain, causes me some very personal
> memories!
>
> This reminds me of a lady whose antenatal pain confounded me.
>
> I never saw anyone with so much pain
> sensitivity as she had.
>
> My first bet was that yeast had to be ruled out,
>
> As for the <application of gentle warmth postnataly to the breast to
> reduce the liklihood of spasms in the
> breasts> this has been my experience:
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> I have found mothers even in early pregnancy, even those with no plans to
> breastfeed, get relief from the first trimester breast discomfort by
> standing under a very warm shower for 5 minutes or so, then massaging the
> breast.
>
> In any case, inflammation would make pain worse, so perhaps ibuprofen
> used regularly during the worst of it might keep the inflammation down.
>
> I hope these musings give you come clues.
>
> Jean
>
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