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Evelyn wrote:
>Another situation - has anyone ever heard of a rash on the baby's face being
>caused by the "mother's" hormones while breastfeeding???? A Ped Dr. told a
>mother this, and then put the baby on a topical cream to clear it up. Baby
>is 1 month old, doing great with BF. Sounded like a contact rash to me,
>started on the cheeks, next rest of the face and neck. Any ideas?
Unless it is the normal 'milk rash' type rash, it sounds like it could be
food intolerance - something in mum's diet coming through the milk. May be
worth investigating. I get annoyed with doctors trying to just treat
symptoms, and not getting to the cause of things.
Joy
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia. Email <[log in to unmask]>
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