Beth, 
IMO, you would be violating professional ethics NOT to tell this mother what you know. It is not overstepping scope of practice to give someone information. You can fax or email the pages from the books to her if you want or you can read the information verbatim, including listing the source. It is too bad she has been assaulted with so many abx--the simplest resolution I have seen for abscesses is when abx have been avoided and holistic practices employed. 

Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
Intuitive Parenting Network, LLC
 





From:    beth mcmillan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: abscess - long

Hello again 

I wrote in a few days ago with a situation that has only gotten worse........I 
had very few responses partly, I am guessing, due to the lengthy post.  

The client was seen on this Wed past by a surgeon from our local Breast Health 
Ctr and a 3rd (or 4th) aspiration was done, mom continued abx.  That night had 
very high fever, very lose bowels, miserable with pain... now has a cold and 
sore throat (likely due to being in hospital so much lately with all the H1N1 
and other bugs going on or strep is in throat too??).  Saw surgeon again today 
(same one I think) and the decision was made to do surgery.  She reports by 
phone that she has been told that she must wean from both breasts, this woman 
has gone to great lengths to preserve her BF relationship and has a huge supply 
on the unaffected breast due to exclusively feeding her infant on that side.  
She states that they have asked her to stop pumping!  Aside from being 
horrified.....can anyone tell me how I can without, over stepping my scope of 
practice,  get the message to this surgeon that she CAN continue to BF??  I am 
not an employee of the hospital (I'm not "even" a nurse) but I do have 5 text 
books on my desk right now open and all state that BF can continue....  What is 
my next step??  Not much LC coverage in the hospital over the weekends so not 
sure that she will get to see someone in the hospital.

Any suggestions much appreciated......

thanks again
beth
(ibclc and lllc leader)

 

 








 


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