This is useful stuff, Jean, thank you.

The treatment you suggest is new to me, and I will share it with the mother.



Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK


>
>Two things come to mind: This is the normal anatomic location of the 
>axillary segment of breast tissue known as the Tail of Spence. 
>Perhaps she has more milk making tissue than most mothers in that 
>area, in which case, covered ice packs for no more than 20 minutes 
>at a time, both now, for comfort if desired, and then about every 2 
>hours starting at birth, will keep the circulatory vessels less 
>likely to send in huge amounts of blood when the placental hormones 
>drop. Milk that is formed will reabsorb normally from FIL when it is 
>not removed.
>
>The other thing that comes to mind is some sort of lymphatic 
>blockage, since that is the anatomical site of a large number of 
>lymph glands in the axillary area which is responsible for 75% of 
>the lymphatic drainage of the breast. Neither heat nor cold is 
>advised by the lymphedema self-help books I have read. Gentle 
>sporadic upward massage of the area with about the same pressure 
>advised for self breast exam, might help. As I mentioned in a 
>previous post about a similar finding during pregnancy that seemed 
>to continue into lactation, daily lecithin round the clock with 
>meals seemed to have resolved a similar-sounding issue for my 
>granddaughter. We thought maybe this may have helped milk fat 
>globules in my granddaughter's milk (determined by the type of fats 
>in her diet) to pass through the ducts more easily.
>
>These might be some things to consider, and none of these things 
>would seem to do any harm to try. Let us know how things go. I learn 
>so much from finding out how others on the list approach problems 
>when I find out if the solutions helped or not.
>
>K. Jean Cotterman RNC-E, IBCLC
>WIC Volunteer LC     Dayton OH

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