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Re: High Fever in Early Days
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"Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 May 2009 23:50:57 -0400
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Could be what they used to call "milk fever". The permeability of the 
breast in the first 4-5 days caused fever in some women. Once the gap 
junctions close up as the lactocytes swell, she might be fine. Did she 
ever make it through lactogenesis II?

If her only symptom is fever, and the fever is not dangerously high, why 
not continue to bf and see if it goes away? Prophylactic fever reducers 
seem like a good idea.

ER docs tend to know very little about bf, unfortunately.

Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC  NYC

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