At 12:05 AM 9/12/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>  The mom said she has had persistant
>plugged ducts, a couple of bouts of mastitis and a "Lactoma" that keeps
>filling back up with milk.


could this be a galactocele (milk filled cyst)?  i do not have my reference
texts nearby, so can't look up the word, but the description sure sounds
similar!

>  Baby nurses about every 2-3 hours for at least 45
>minutes each time because he falls asleep off and on during the feeding.


the falling asleep thing sounds odd, but 45 minutes every 2-3 hours sounds
pretty normal.  has baby been gaining slowly, or is baby just small to
begin with?  Did you watch her nurse?

Lyla Wolfenstein, B.S., IBCLC, RLC
Early Attachments - Breastfeeding Preparation and Support Services
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