Hi Brenda, Great that the doctor is supportive and looking at options and allowing bf on the opposite breast. As you know, when the herpes outbreak is an initial one (very first time ever) it is generally more virulent and contagious. So the doctor is right to be concerned. Once the lesions are cleared it is generally considered safe to bf. Theoretically there could be some viral shedding right after lesions are healed and right before another outbreak. I would suggest testing/culturing the milk of the breast that was affected to ease the doctors fears. I think it will be negative. Why is the milk on the other side OK? Would the virus just be shedding (if it was shedding) on the previously affected side? My understanding is that the virus lives but is dormant along nerve pathways and then activates w/ stressors. So I don't know if we know that there is or isn't dormant virus in that breast but not the other? More questions. Very interesting case. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html