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I agree with Kathleen. Second opinion time. One other thought-- is she on
birth control pills? Since some estrogen is secreted--I think that this is
a possible cause. Certainly worth a try. But I agree with the mom if it was
my child I would want some blood tests and an US to check things out fairly
soon.
Chris Betzold NP IBCLC MSN <A HREF="http://www.starfireinternational.net/breastfed">http://www.starfireinternational.net/breastfed</A>
In a message dated 5/15/02 7:38:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
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> I tried to do a search, as I did find a question about this (in 2000), but
> didn't find the responses...
>
> A mom stopped me to ask about her 19 month old little girl who had recently
> (last 2 months) developed breast buds. Her pediatrician is blaming it on
> breastfeeding and told her to wean so that they can see if that is it.
> (When in doubt - blame the breastfeeding). If not, he tells her he would
> start checking the baby for tumors in the ovaries.
>
> Needless to say the mom is terribly worried - because she does not believe
> it is the breastfeeding, does not want to wean, and wants additional tests
> to be run SOONER rather than later.
>
> I have dealt with LOTS of breast buds in newborns, and in Puerto Rico we
> dealt with a lot of children with early development which was finally
> blamed on the hormones given the chickens, but I have not dealt with this
> in the US. Any suggestions?
>
> Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
>
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