Beth Hilleke wrote:
>
> I am working with a mother who had extensive surgery on both breasts when she
> was 4 wks. pregnant with her second child.  She nursed her first child
> successfully.  The surgery was to remove a benign, large tumor from her left
> breast.  At the same time, she also had surgery on the right to make the two
> approximately equal in size.  Surgeon has told her that over 50% of the ducts
> were cut.  I should add that while she attempted to tell them over and over
> that she was pregnant before the surgery, all the tests came up negative so
> they proceeded with surgery.
>
> Second baby is now 6 weeks old, and is so far (knock on wood) gaining well on
> mother's milk alone.   She has recently begun to have a very sore nipple on the
> left side (side with tumor), no sx of thrush in her or baby, no soreness on
> right.  Left areola has a large ridge of scar tissue that is not soft like the
> rest of the nipple tissue.  The baby seems to not latch on well on that side --
> because of scar tissue??
>
> Any others have experience with this?
> Beth Hilleke              [log in to unmask]


  Since shortly ago there was discusion about the emotional causes of bf
problems, I thought I'd contribute an example here.

 From Louise Hay's book Heal Your Body (there may be only one cause or
several under each heading):

Left side of body- represents receptivity, taking in, feminine energy,
women, the mother.

Tumors- nursing old hurts and shocks.  Building remorse. (There is a
more specific list for tumors in the following book).

Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol K. Truman:

Breast problems- Conflict of worthiness.  Denying individual worth.
Feels conflict in nurturung ability.

In the latter book, generally, she tells you how to resolve these issues
by asking the part of you that remembers all the incidents that led you
to this point to resolve them perfectly in accordance with truth and to
change the negative feelings or beliefs to positive ones.

-Joyce Mitchell LLLL in Utah