Dear Pam,
I cannot give much help but I recolloct that I read about homeopatic
treatment of this condition.
I read about it here (article is in Russian)
http://www.homeopatica.ru/gynecolog_st07.shtml and one mom on the parenting
forum mentioned that this homeopatic remedy helped her
Croton tiglium 3 - shooting neuralgic pains from the tip of the nipple to
the shoulder-blade,
I googled for "Croton tiglium" to find some info in English, here is some
first links I got:
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/r.php/Crot-t
CHEST
chest; pain; breast; nipples; while breast feeding; ;
pain; pulling; breast; nipples; as with a string when child feeds from
breast;
pain; sore, bruised; breast; nipples; ;
pain; sore, bruised; breast; nipples; touch of clothing; ;
http://www.homeoint.org/seror/cowperthwaite/crot_t.htm
Female Organs.- (Croton tiglium)
Intense itching of the genitals ; relieved by very gentle scratching.
Breasts hard and swollen, with pain from nipple to scapula.
Nipple very sore to touch ; excruciating pain running from nipple through to
scapula of same side when child nurses.
I understand that homeopatic remedies are very individual and should be
prescribed by the experienced homeopath. May be this mother will be willing
to see one?
Sincerely yours,
Victoria Nesterova,
bf supporter, Kiev, Ukraine
-----Original Message-----
Years ago I posted this same question for another mom. I go back and read
archives again and see nothing much new so thought I would ask if there was
anything new. I already read LLLI's information
_http://www.lalecheleague.org/NB/NBJulAug99p120.html_
(http://www.lalecheleague.org/Croto/NBJulAug99p120.html)
and think this comes the closest to the description. The mother reports
unbearable pain only in her right breast that radiates into her arm, her
shoulder and her upper back. She said the pain has her doubled over and
she can no longer take the pain. It is not always during the feeding, but
after it.
Sometimes minutes after. Warmth is not helping at all. She has already
seen a breast surgeon and they cannot find anything that should be causing
this pain. She has been treated for yeast appropriately, but it made no
difference.
Also, it is not in both breasts as I would think it would be if it were
yeast. The last doctor she saw had her trying to tolerate breastfeeding
for short intervals, no help. Pumping is no better than breastfeeding.
She says she does notice some blanching of her nipple after feeding or
pumping. At this point, she is going to try nursing only on the side that
doesn't hurt at all, and supplement if she needs to. She has already
breastfed three children successfully for more than a year each, so this is
breaking her heart. She can't take the pain, but she is also very unhappy
about the prospect of not breastfeeding.
The last time I posted about another mother with the same situation, there
was no answer. That mother continued to breastfeed and it resolved itself
after about 6 months, she went on to have two more children and breastfeed
both of them without a repeat of the pain at all. She never did find out
the cause. That was several years ago, so I am hoping someone knows more
now than was known then.
Thanks,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC
Davie, Florida
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