Hi all,

Well, just to update you on the two moms I posted on last week (one had
terribly excoriated, weeping areola the other had a baby that absolutely
refused to latch on):  Baby number 2 we took off breast totally for 24 hours,
tried a lot of skin to skin, and when mom tried to put her back on, she did
the same thing -- screamed & cried.  Mom not willing to go any further, is
slowing down on her pumping (didn't want to rent a good double pump, so was
only using a mini-electric) to 4-5 times a day, and will probably quit post
haste.  (Another example of "if you can't fix it this minute, I'm bagging it
-- after all, the baby does SO well on formula!  Next time I'll use Maureen's
post of, "I'm so glad the baby seems to be doing so well on the formula.  It
generally takes about two weeks for any sensitization to show up.  Perhaps
you'd like to continue pumping for that length of time, just in case...)

Anyway, fortunately, the other problem ended up slightly more positively:
 Mom rubbed a bit of the Nystatin cream in her elbow (Thank you Marie Davis
-- I think it was you that suggested it -- if not, thanks, to whomever....).
 Within 8 hours she had broken out in that area, was itchy, bumpy & rashy.
 I'm going to call the drug manufacturer today to report it and see if we can
find out which preservative she is most likely sensitive to so she can stay
away from it -- it could be the Nystatin, but isn't as likely as something
else in the cream).  Mom's nipples/areola are healing, and she is ecstatic to
find the cause of the problem.  Me too!

Did someone post awhile back about how you could find a chiropractor that is
experienced in doing cranial-sacral therapy on babies in a particular area?
 I have a baby that I think may need such help -- shoulder dystocia in a
C/Section!!  Really traumatic birth, and baby is having trouble sucking at
all -- can't latch on for squat.

Jan Barger, who is having one of her "I think I'll open a bookstore" days.