Cephalosporins are a class of antibiotics, and cephalexin is a very common one. Likely, that is what this mom is taking. Its an old drug, and a good one, and one that any doctor recommending chemical weaning (ie a dinosaur), is likely to choose. As to the illness, I have no professional knowledge. Personally, I have had mastitis, but felt better within 48 hours on antibiotics. She may want to see the doctor again, she may need a different drug, and needs to be watched for abcess, of course. I worry about this doctor, though, giving her a hard time about not weaning. Tarah Colaizy, MD, MPH Neonatologist, University of Iowa *********************************************** 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