The skin in epidermolysis bulosa is very fragile, and those blisters break very easily. If there are not blisters on the breasts, mom can breastfeed, but she will need to be careful how she positions the baby to avoid breaking blisters where the baby contacts her. Infection control for the broken skin is another important issue. -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html