I had a client whose baby had an ulcerated hemangioma on the upper lip.
  She sucessfully breastfed the baby, though it was tough for awhile.
She used a topical teething gel on the lip before feeding, we latched
the baby using strong head extension to minimize the pressure on the
upper lip, and she pumped to bouy her milk supply during the time the
baby was healing and eating very little.  Baby refused to feed from a
cup, spoon, eyedropper, etc, even if these devices were not touching the
upper lip.  She could not take a bottle, as she would have to close that
very sore lip around the nipple, which would have been excrutiating.
The mom had to be very proactive with the hemangioma team, to get them
to treat it agressively so it would heal.  They did try giving the baby
ibuprofen, but that did not seem to put a dent in the pain.  Once the
ulceration healed, feeding went very well, and the hemangioma receded.
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Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]

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