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"Barbara Wilson-Clay,BSE,IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 9 May 1997 09:18:25 -0500
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Hi Jane!  Mono (as I learned when my oldest daughter had the case from Hell)
is a herpes virus.  Adults and teens can get very or only mildly sick with
it. It is not a serious illness in small children from what I understand.
Baby has already been exposed, and if we use the model for other herpes
infections after the immed. neonatal period, can be nursed.  Mom may feel
rotten. The doctor told my daughter she had "among the 5% worst cases of
lesions in the throat" that he had ever seen.  She was not given steroids --
he only mentioned the use of steroids if her throat closed up and she
couldn't breathe.  If this mom is worse than Emily was (hard to
visualize)she is VERY sick and will be doing a lot of mothering from her
bed.  Emily was in terrible pain and needed pain killers and slept
constantly for 2 months.  I hope this mother has help.
Barbara

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC
Private Practice, Austin, Texas
Owner, Lactnews On-Line Conference Page
http://moontower.com/bwc/lactnews.html

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