For Janet:
If you did experience bilateral mastitis in the first few weeks following
delivery, there is a theory that says it could be caused by a serious
bacteria (See R. Lawrence's book). I would then think that it probably was
the bacteria that kept the cracks on your nipples from healing. I would be
more likely to think that the mastitis caused the cracks in this case, and
not the cracks that brought on the mastitis as in most cases.
Dany Gauthier IBCLC
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