>Greetings!  I am working with a mom who was recently hospitalized for IV
>antibiotics for mastitis.

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>The physician has suggested that with all she
>has been through she discontinue nursing on the problematic side.

Linda, this sounds a reasonable suggestion to me. There is no reason
that she couldn't just continue to feed from the other side, is
there? It would certainly be easier to stimulate the supply if she
could get baby on the breast directly.
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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia.   mailto:[log in to unmask]
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