I have a question for my learned friends:  Have any of you seen grossly bloody
milk from yeast?
Hx: mom was hospitalized 5/8 for IV antibiotics for a mastitis that was
according to her "very close to abscess."  Post discharge she continued on
oral antibiotics for 14 days.
Over the 4th of July weekend she noticed symptoms resembling a plugged duct
and began treatment with message and frequent feedings. Noticed a milk blister
on the nipple tip on Sunday so she pumped. Milk was grossly bloody with what
she describes as large blood clots in the bottom of the milk bottle.
On exam yesterday, the nipples were obviously pink with only one small slit on
the nipple tip of the affected breast. She had been pumping that side and the
milk was now clear of obvious blood but appeared somewhat thickened, no
mucous.
I began our thrush protocol and she says she feels much better today.

I suspect the mastitis and plugs are related to fatigue. She has 3 other very
active young children all demanding attention. The thrush the  from the
antibiotics.

Could the blood and thickened milk be directly related to the thrush or, as I
suspect,  was she too aggressive in handling the plug? (some of these moms
really get too rough in massaging and injure themselves)

Marie Davis, RN IBCLC
from 110 degree heat here in California!!

PS  Just heard on the news about a 10 Mo. old little girl in Oxnard California
who has had large sections of her body amputated because of "flesh eating
bacteria." Really sad case. Reporters said authorities are puzzled because the
bacteria rarely strikes infants and children.