Gloria,
Even though it hasn't  been "nursed" from, has it been manipulated and are
there any breaks in the skin of the  nipple?
I know of lot of kids who like to hold, twist, pinch, poke, squeeze, pull,
honk, grab and twiddle the other nipple while they breastfeed.
Just a thought.

Gail Hertz, MD, IBCLC


> Aloha everyone,
>
> I hope to get some info for a mom.  She went to the doctor who diagnosed a
> breast infection on her right side.  Her child only nurses on the left
side.
> It has been over a year since the child has nursed on the affected side.
> Isn't this a bit late for an infection?  Mom had a slight fever, doctor
said
> her breast was radiating heat--no streaks or lumps.
>
> This is mom's second breastfed child, now  a toddler.  Child gave up
nursing
> on the right side at about 6 months old.  First child did the same.
>
> I know that some children tend to prefer one side to another and may even
> give up nursing on one side, but the fact that both children did the same,
> and now the breast infection after a year without any nursing on the
affected
> side has me concerned as well as the mom.  Is there cause for more
concern?
> Should she have a more thorough exam?
>
> Thanks for any information you may have.
>
> Aloha,
> Gloria Thai  Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawai'i about 20 degrees N of the equator
>

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