Thanks, Kika!

From the standpoint of post-op pain, do you think she should wean from the
affected breast? I imagine it would be painful to pump or breastfeed. Or
does it depend on where the incision is?

Thanks for all your input!

Esther Reich, RN, BSN, CLC

On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 6:05 AM, Kika Baeza <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>
> ​Esther,
>
> I can find nothing on breastmilk increasing the risk of post-surgical
> wound infection.
> We have numerous reports and experiences where mothers have a breast
> abscess-draining surgery and heal perfectly without infection or
> complications even with milk actually dripping from the wound.
>
> Some neonathologist colleagues use breastmilk to help with wound healing
> in their NICU babies (skin ulcers, for example) with good results -
> certainly it dos NOT cause iinfection.
>
> There are studies, for example this one:
> http://www.nature.com/jp/journal/v33/n8/full/jp201327a.html
> in which babies are fed either breastmilk or formula afeter gastroschisis
> repair (surgery of the gut), and the babies that receive breast milk do
> very much better - therefore, the breastmilk does not cause more infection.
>
> And of course, just knowing a little about human milk propierties should
> put anyone at ease about its "infectiousness".
>
> So, the question as usual should be "Dear Doc, do you have proof that
> breastmilk can cause infection or damagae in breast surgery?"
>
> Hugs from Madrid!!
> Kika
> ​
>
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