--- On Mon, 1 Jan 96 15:27:32 PST Toby Gish <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Dear Yanet...I am sorry I haven't written sooner. I am new on the internet and overdosing a bit. >I am also a LLLeader...at the moment assistant apl. About cabbage. Since the late 1980's we have >been reading and hearing about the application of cabbage leaves on the breast to reduce >engorgement or to dry up milk in mothers don't want to breastfeed. The first article I read was >"Cool Cabbage Compresses by Wendy Rosir R.N.,R.M.B.App. SCi that was published in Breastfeeding >review - May 1988. After that there were other articles published in the Journal of human >Lactation, JOGN, Mothering...etc ..We found many grandmothers whose mothers used cabbage for >simular reasons.A few years ago I began suggesting to my patients who did not want to >breastfeed or who suffered from severe engorgement to try cabbage leaves using Rosier's >protocol. Last year one of the student midwives was attracted to this novel idea...we were at >that time subjectively pleased with the results...ofcourse my goal was not to have mothers with >such engorgemnt which is usually due to missmangement....Silvie decided to fufill her course >requirements by doing her seminar paper on cabbage.I provided the idea and the literature and >Silvie put it all together, and did a small study on 30 mothers...half using cabbage and half >using conventional methods >Then we presented the results at this years country wide Nurses convention. Somehow the news >services picked it up and the news flew arounds the world...which was quite an >embarrassment...as this was not a proper research project....not to mention the sensational way >it was presented...poor mothers....I could just imaginge all the pregnant women shuddering at >the though that they will be so engorged when the breastfeed that they would have to wear >cabbage.Ofcourse no mention was made of how to avoid such a state. >We use cabbage leaves freely on our maternity floor and we chart it. There is probably more that >you want to know...but my brain has run dry...so please ask and I will answer. If you think this >should be on the lactnet...then send it on. Sincerely, Toby P.S I don't think we have anything >from League on cabbage. ------------------------------------- >Name: Toby Gish R.N.IBCLC >E-mail: Toby Gish <[log in to unmask]> >Date: 01/01/96 >Time: 03:27:32 PM > >This message was sent by Chameleon >------------------------------------- -----------------End of Original Message----------------- ------------------------------------- Name: Toby Gish R.N.IBCLC E-mail: Toby Gish <[log in to unmask]> Date: 02/01/96 Time: 06:23:25 AM This message was sent by Chameleon -------------------------------------