Dear Wise Ones,
       I have Mother's permission to post. Please share any information as soon 
as possible due to short (48 hour) hospital stay. Newly delivered 16 year old 
primip is leaking copious amounts of a sero-sanguinous fluid from both breasts. 
Mother plans to breastfeed but was worried about the presence of blood and 
of course night shift NBN reccomended bottles until I could see her. I thought 
of the possibility of intraductal papilloma but I have never seen such large 
amounts of bloody fluid from both breasts. It seems to go way beyond "rusty 
pipes". The attending making rounds today listened to my report but didn't 
have any suggestions either. I thought maybe using the hospital grade electric 
pump gently could help clear the blood for the colostrum to come through but 
after the first use there was nothing resembling colostrum in the bottle with 
about 12 cc's of thick bloody fluid. Mom is comfortable now with a bra and 
fresh breast pads as she leaks moderate amounts spontaneously. Her breasts 
are well developed , symmetrical in shape and size , non-tender with normal 
growth during the pregnancy. Can someone please offer some suggestions for 
how I can help this young mama ? My thanks to you in advance !
                                                   Cyndi Klausing RN, IBCLC, RLC
                                                   University Of Louisville Hospital
                                                   Louisville, KY 40202

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome