Help! I still need references stating that if breastfeeding is discontinued on one-side that it will stop producing. I posted the following last week &
did not receive any references. She is seeing the dr now, so I'm sure I am going to receive a call from an irate physician in the next hour. I have
requested a couple articles from the librarian, but I probably won't get them for a couple days & I doubt they will have what I am looking for. Any
help would be GREATLY appreciated.

On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 11:02:37 -0400, Julia Scaletta <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I have a mom I am working with who was in a car accident 2-3 weeks ago and had severe injury to one of her breasts. Lots of bruising and
>swelling and bright red blood in her milk. Very painful to nurse. Had her using ice packs and cabbage leaves and pumping for comfort. Now only
>pumping occasionally and just has a little brown tinged milk on that side. The problem is that the swelling has not decreased. I had suggested
>previously that she could only breastfeed from one side. Informed her that she could produce enough for the baby from one breast and the other
>side would eventually stop producing. Now the OB is demanding that she quit breastfeeding entirely so she can heal. She told him what I said
>about nursing from one breast only, but he continues to insist that she quit and tells her that the breast will never heal until she does. I need
>some good references on one-sided breastfeeding that supports the information I am giving her regarding cessation of production on the unused
>breast. She is really dedicated to continued breastfeeding and wants information to share with her doctor. TIA for any references you can give
me.
>Julia Scaletta, RN, BSN, IBCLC, LCCE
>Eden,NC
>
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