Dear Judy, Your letter has made me realize that perhaps I,ve been unclear=
 as to what we are=20
looking for. I work as a nurse in a maternity ward and we have women who =
don"t want to BF or=20
can't =FDbreastfed. We turned to cabbage leaves inorder to provide these =
women with a safe and=20
comfortable way to stop lactation or to soften the breasts in women who t=
hrough poor Bf=20
management have become engorged. Bromocriptine has been prohibited by the=
 Health Ministry as a=20
drug for cessation of lactation, Diuretics don't work...and sometimes we =
are concerned about=20
electrolyte imbalance and binding breasts make me nervous. (I was very ha=
ppy to read a few years=20
ago  a letter by a concerned reader (JHL) questioning the long range cons=
equences of=20
binding...Has anybody researched this...or know of any research?) Silvi's=
 work was based on the=20
mothers' subjective evaluation of her relief. We were seeking a way to me=
asure the=20
change in the breasts inorder to design a research protocol.I hope this w=
ill clear up the=20
confusion. Sincerely Toby.   ........
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Name: Toby Gish R.N.IBCLC
E-mail: Toby Gish <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 06/01/96
Time: 08:16:27 AM

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