>Moms with hyperthelia do usually breastfeed just fine, but the 
>accessory breast tissue does fill with milk and get engorged when it 
>cannot exit. Most mothers are pretty uncomfortable for a week or so 
>until it involutes. Cold compresses are comforting.
>
>Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com


Hyperthelia - yay! I didn't know it had a term :) Just checked and it 
seems to mean having extra nipples, though, which is not what this 
mother has.

Thanks for your help, Catherine.

Heather Welford Neil, UK
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