I was told something at a conference yesterday that surprised me and I was
hoping to get some input on this.
I was asked why I don't recommend soap on the breasts before every feeding
(no I'm not asking for input on this, I know about sore nipples)  The reason
the question was asked was because of an outbreak of infant botulism!
Apparently there was an outbreak along the Route 1 corredor in NJ.  The
supposed only thing these babies had in common was that they were all
breastfed and non of their mothers used soap on their nipples!  I did ask
what else they may have had in common since thousands of mothers are
instructed not to use soap!

First - has anyone actually read about this situation?
Second - wouldn't the antimicrobials on the breast help if the mother somehow
came in contact with botulism spores?

Dori

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