Dayna, you said:
I have a mother nursing an almost 3 YO who developes sore nipples each time
she ovulates.  Very irregular cycles (20 days to 2+months).  Pain has
occurred for the past year.  Soreness can last for up to 2 weeks and clears
by itself with no treatment sometimes overnight or gradually.  Problem is
that the soreness is extreme and it can become too painful to nurse.  Also
hurts even when not nursing.  Two Yeast treatments have been tried, but with
no effect on the soreness and no other symptoms except the pain.<<

I got to here and was wondering about allergy symptoms potentiated by
hormonal changes: quite common. More usually migraines and recurrent
mastitis pre-menstrually, and other PMT symptoms, but reactions at
ovulation (maybe due to increased uptake or changes in gut hormones) are
also recorded. Then I read:

>>Child is IgA Immune Deficient and has multiple food allergies<<

AHA! You usually don't get such problems in exclusively breastfed babies
without mother having sensitised in utero or via breastfeeding. My
suggestion therefore is investigate the mother thoroughly for food
intolerance.

>>the mother would rather not wean currently.<<
Wise woman. If Australian experience is any guide, about two-four weeks
after she ends all breastmilk it's likely the child will have some serious
bout of symptoms/illness. But if mother has the allergy problem and can
identify it and avoid the problem, her milk may help develop greater
tolerance in the child. I'd also be looking for safe sources of other fresh
breastmilk if this were my daughter and grandchild.

Scary, I know, but you do all realise that fresh blood is still safely used
as a medication of last resort and works much better than banked blood???

BTW I'm sure Evi, that the one and only Blessed Lady would like all the
allergy babies to get mothers' milk...and smiles on your absurd title for
me! I hope she'll help healthworkers realise that allergy is not a yes/no
condition like pregnancy, but a spectrum along which many problems fall;
problems not easily identified as "allergy" by those who don't work in the
community with families..

Maureen

Maureen Minchin, IBCLC
5 St, George's Rd., Armadale Vic 3143 Australia
tel/fax after March 1: 61.3.95094929 or 95000648