Good Morning! I have a question for all of you. A friend of mine, who is
breastfeeding a 1 month old, has been having numbness in her breast
extending into her chest while she feeds her son. As I am not qualified to
counsel her (I am a graduate student studying maternal and child nutrition),
I thought I would ask my fellow Lactnetters. I have learned quite a bit from
the scenarios posted here, but have never heard of this, does anyone have
any experience with this "problem" (I label it as a problem now because my
friend is quite scared by this sensation and is considering switching to
formula--yikes!-- so any words of wisdom I could offer her would *really* be
appreciated).

Thanks in advance for your help!


Sincerely,
Julie A. Schneider Hilson
107 Savage Hall
Division of Nutritional Sciences,
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
phone: 607-255-7547
fax: 607-255-1033
fax: 607-255-1033