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Date: | Sun, 23 Nov 1997 13:16:26 -0500 |
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Dear Nutters --
Add this to your list of things to ask before you recommend Gentian Violet
for use. True phone conversation this week:
Mom: I think I'm in the Lucy Ricardo school of breastfeeding.
Me (chuckling): Oh? Tell me more. (Good counseling response....)
Mom: Well, I tried the gentian violet.
Me: Yes?
Mom: At 2:00 in the morning, and it got all over her face.
Me: Ummm -- did you turn a light on?
Mom: Well, yes, a dim one. I didn't think it would be THAT messy! And now
her face is stained purple.
Me: I can only imagine. You're right -- it does sound like the Lucy & Desi
show. How do your nipples feel?
Mom: Well, better. But, Jan, I have to tell you, this is the LAST straw. I
QUIT! We are leaving for Phoenix today ON THE AIRPLANE and I have to take
her LOOKING LIKE THIS!!!
Me: I'm really sorry. I didn't think to ask you if you were going out of
town immediately. I would have suggested you might want to wait if I had
known that.
Moral of the story: If you are going to suggest using gentian violet as a
treatment, ask first if they have (a) travel plans, (b) christening plans,
(c) plans for a family photo shoot, (d) anything but basic staying at home
plans......
Jan B.
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