I had a visit from a multip today - she is 28 weeks pregnant with her 5th child, 
and had a double mastectomy 6 years ago. One breast was a complete 
mastectomy, but on the other breast a partial mastectomy was completed, 
with the nipple tissue left intact. Mother reports axillary swelling and a milky 
discharge from her nipples, which she believes is milk. She reported this to her 
doctor, and was told that sometimes the ducts can recanalize and that milk 
can actually flow from the breast again.

Since I have never in all my years as an LC seen this, I am wondering if 
anyone else can contribute about this, and let me know if there has ever been 
a case in which a mother with a mastectomy went on to breastfeed, even 
partially. I just don't see how the ducts could grow back efficently enough for 
this to occur.

Thank you!
Brenda Phipps, BS, IBCLC

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