The health care professional only has to lift the top most layer of skin
with a sterile needle and technique. The mother can then usually express
a hard piece of material, not unlike dried up toothpaste.  Why will they
not agree to help? Kathleen

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From: Lactation Information and Discussion
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lizabeth Berkeley,
MPH, CHES, IBCLC
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 12:36 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: milk blebs


Esteemed colleagues - As luck would have it, I have encountered two
separate women in the last two days with milk "blebs".  I have given
both of them the same advise, essentially the LLL advise to soak and
nurse directly afterwards, but for neither of them did it work.  I
believe that "opening" the top of the plugged pore is beyond my scope of
practice, but I cannot find a single doc. in town who will help.  Any
advise?

libby in El Paso - where the lines at the international bridges are 6
hours long now.

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