This definitely sounds suspicious and may indeed be a case of a rare form of aggressive inflammatory breast cancer. Good idea to rule that out before proceeding! Debbie Gillespie, IBCLC, LLLL Slow-roasting in Tempe, AZ On 8/30/07, Henry, Felicia <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I just need to know if I am way off base or not here. A colleague called > about a mom who is having some problems - the main one being the baby will > no longer latch on to one breast because the nipple is now inverted. The > doc dx mastitis and gave her antibiotics and a nipple shield. I was > telling > her everything ever written about mastitis never lists nipple inversion > that > is a major problem (pathology) and only place you hear about it is in > directions for breast self exams and she needs to be looked at and > referred > to a breast surgeon/specialist. While getting more info for the mom she > called a local hospital to ask if there are any breast specialists in the > area. When the nurse was asking why she wanted to know she commented on > the > now inverted nipple and the nurse assured her this happens all the time. > > Now talk about frustration! Since my understanding was that inversion > comes > from how the breast buds form during fetal development they don't become > inverted for any ole reason. I could see how with loads of pit and iv > fluids a mom's nipples becoming flat from edema - but not inverted and not > weeks after leaving the hospital. So now I hope this mom keeps pushing > until she gets real answers - but answer me, am I totally off base?!? Do > nipples go from everted to inverted 'all the time' in normal breastfeeding > moms and I just didn't notice after 15 years of doing this work? > > Thanks > > Felicia Henry, BCCE, IBCLC > Oxnard, CA > Now wondering if it's true nipples become inverted all the time - do young > children suddenly develop cleft palates also. > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or > [log in to unmask]) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ( > [log in to unmask]) > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]