"Kirsten Husband" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I am working with a woman who presents a baffling case. She has given me > permission to share her story with you. (SNIP) > What also concerns me is that she reports that she is losing weight and > frequently expressed concerns and worries about her son's health both to me > and to my colleague. We are both beginning to wonder if there is more to > this than her complaints of persistant yeast infections. Could she be > experiencing postpartum depression? Could there be another physical ailment > or breast condition that I missed? > Any thoughts or ideas are welcome and very much appreciated. > Her letter explaining her history in her own words is below. (SNIP) What jumps out at me is she got vaginal yeast infections while pregnant each time she and her husband had sexual intercourse. While a woman may be more susceptible to yeast while pregnant the red flag I am seeing concerns clearing up the yeast in the WHOLE family/ Treating vaginal yeast, diaper rash, jock itch, foot fungus, dog/cat ear yeast, etc. and coupling that with a household yeast cleaning - towels, sheets, undergarments, etc. I like to share the following article from Mothering magazine with women who are experiencing persistent and recurring yeast. Good News for Breastfeeding Moms: Treating and Preventing Thrush By Chris Hafner-Eaton http://www.mothering.com/12-0-0/html/12-2-0/12-2-bfthrush99.shtml -Monique *********************************************** 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