--- On Mon, 1 Jan 96 15:27:32 PST  Toby Gish
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>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
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Date: 02/01/96
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