>of course, a mom was told here that she had to soak her nipples for some
>ridiculous period of time (luckily, i forgot this detail) after EVERY
feeding
>to get rid of a plugged duct. why? because the water would flow up in the
>ducts and wash out the offending dried milk.
>
>wow! and she wasn't even told to use sterile water, what was this person
>thinking?


When my first was born, some well meaning but misguided nurse insisted that
I "sterilize" my nipples with alcohol before feeding him.  Goodness, isn't
it amazing what the other two managed to live through?

Lynette

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