In a message dated 3/10/2002 10:09:22 AM Central Standard Time,
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> I have heard conflicting information about medications being given to "dry
> up" milk for bereaved mothers.  What are the current recommendations?
>

Forgive me if this has already been discussed.  I have not been feeling well,
so I have flown through the last several digests to catch up.

There is an IBCLC at a local WIC office here who recommends cabbage leaves
soaked in ice water, crunched up, spread back out, placed on the inside of a
bra, and replaced with new leaves every 2 or so hours.  She recommends this
to mothers on WIC who are formula-feeding, who have severe engorgement (with,
of course, cutting out the leaf area over the nipple), and who lose a baby.
She gets a lot of positive feedback from these moms as to the help this
technique provides for them.  I know we have discussed cabbage recently, but
I don't know if we have discussed it in this capacity.

Jessica Harrison Carlyon, MBA, CD, CLE

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