Martha;

>Problem 1: I sent them for craniosacral therapy b/c:
>*       mom's nipples have a classic white compression stripe when baby
>releases breast from mouth
>*       digital suck exam finds baby's use of tongue is not fully
>coordinated, and that jaw motion is more chomping than stripping on the
>breast
>*       Feedings are long, averaging an hour

I'm sure you know this but LLL's documentation has a technique for tongue
training that often works well. let me know if you don't have access to
this. Weird idea - has she tried nursing him in especially calm
environments? does that help?

>
>Problem 2: potential yeast.  No visible symptoms, but mom reports nasty
>shooting pains inside her breast, onset 2 weeks ago.

I'm sure you know this but even in a homebirth, if the mom tests group b
strep positive, she may chose to do oral antibiotics from a week or two
before her due date until delivery. This would make her succeptible to
yeast.

>
>Problem 3, (this is the stumper):
>*       mom reports bruising around the margin of the areola, top half
only,
>both breasts.  No accompanying symptoms of illness for mom, no bruising

Lack of certain vitamins can cause easy bruising. Vitamin K can help
bruising. Interstingly though in homebirths sometimes the midwife suggests
supp vitamin K before birth in lieu of the vitamin K shot after birth.
Vitamin C is also necessary to prevent bruising. a web search says that even
a tiny lack of vitamin C can cause easy bruising. here's a pointer to more
info:
http://alternative-medicine-and-health.com/conditions/bruising.htm

now what caused the bruise is another matter. his aggressive biting if she
nursed him, even once, in the football hold?

Rachael Barlow

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