Good Morning Listmates,

I rarely post , but regularly read Lactnet. I'm hoping for some input regarding a 
3 week pospartum mom I'm working with. Her infant is fully breastfed and 
thriving. Unfortunately, I noted a large (hard to miss at 3 X3 cm) breast mass 
at the newborn visit. Mom, who is an immigrant but with only a mild language 
barrier,then noted that the lump had been slowly growing over a 2 year 
period.I spoke with her OB and ordered a breast ultrasound followed by a 
consult with a breast surgeon. The ultrasound does not look good. The mass 
is solid and well supplied with blood.

I'm expecting a call from the breast surgeon asking for help with emergency 
weaning so that the biopsy can be done. I would like to be able to present a 
plan for unilateral weaning, so that mom can continue breastfeeding on the 
unaffected side, while the affected side heals. I hope the surgeon will use a 
radial incision, but again, this is a large mass. Does anyone have any 
insight/experience with this? I would appreciate your valuable input. 

Theresa Hardy, CPNP, IBCLC

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