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> There are 12 messages totalling 359 lines in this issue.
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> Topics in this special issue:
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>   1. silicone
>   2. paper mess
>   3. ziprexa (2)
>   4. Internet News Alerts
>   5. LACTNET Digest - <first ever> to 1 Feb 1999 - Special issue
>   6. Herb Book
>   7. LACTNET Digest - 1 Feb 1999 - Special issue
>   8. more on filing
>   9. Recurrent plugs and yeast-reply
>  10. Post partum psychosis
>  11. more organizing
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> ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822
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> The implant does not cause any problems for breastfeeding or the
baby. Nor
> does breastfeeding cause problems for the implant. The mother may not
> produce enough milk on the implanted side, because it sounds as if the
> breast did not develop, but that does not mean she won't for sure.
Watch
> and wait.
>
> Any surgery with a periareolar incision may decrease milk supply, so
if
> that's what she had on the good side, she should be very angry with
the
> surgeon.  Otherwise, there should be no effect.
>
> Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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> I have absolutely no paper mess.
>
> I do however have a spare hard drive filled with lactation, birth, and
> pregnancy info.  I mean completely filled.
>
> But boy do I ever LOOK organized ;-)
>
> I keep all my magazines and books and tapes on my bookshelf, in order
> (chrono) even!
>
> -wendey (Studying LC in Montreal)
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> ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822
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> Never heard of ziprexa.  But taking lithium by the mother does not
> necessarily require her to stop breastfeeding.  It's a borderline
one, but
> you can follow baby with blood levels and usually, the mother can keep
> breastfeeding.
>
> Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC
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> ATTACHMENT part 5 message/rfc822
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> In a message dated 2/2/99 1:16:32 AM !!!First Boot!!!,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> << Marie asked what keywords were used for internet clipper
services.  I
>  have tried a variety of combinations but have gotten the best results
>  when I am more vague than precise.  My service includes options to
>  define terms as "must have", "good to have", etc...  When I listed my
>  keywords (breast, breastfeeding, infants, infant formula, lactation,
>  babies) as "good to have" I received more stuff.  I still feel like I
>  must be missing somethings, however.  If any one has something that
>  works well for them I would also be interested.
>  Theresa >>
>
> Using the news clipper on AOL, I found that I got many more hits using
> "breast-feeding" than I did when using "breastfeeding".   The other
key words
> I use in addition to the ones mentioned are "breastmilk" and "breast
milk".
>
> Ruth Scuderi
>
> ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822
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> In a message dated 2/1/99 6:26:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> << I've wondered if others also "hear" problems.  I feel I hear
something =
>  in a mother's voice when she has a breast infection.  My daughter
says," =
>  Yeh, Mom, it's called 'pain'l" I still say it sounds different.
I've =
>  wondered if others who have done a lot of phone work have "heard"
this.  =
>   >>
>
>
> My son has this ability. When he was about 7 yrs old he answered the
phone to
> hear a sniffling Mom ask " Is-s-s this-s-s the breastfeeding lady?'
and then
> burst into tears. My son held the phone out and called to me " Mom,
this lady
> sounds like she has sore nipples!"
> Barbara Whitehead, IBCLC
> Eastern NC
>
> ATTACHMENT part 7 message/rfc822
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> i have a client who is taking lithium and breastfeeding and have
gotten
> together some information about this. baby was born at 3' 9" 36
weeks SGA, she
> was on lithium for two months prior to delivery, and he is now
zeroing in at
> five pounds and FINE.
>
> Carol Brussel IBCLC
>
> ATTACHMENT part 8 message/rfc822
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> Sorry to have left out a word and not given an author for the herb
> book...the full title is THE COMPLETE MEDICINAL HERBAL by Penelope
Ody.  It
> retails for $23.95 (has photos of 120 medicinal plants and 250
treatments).
> Dorling Kindersley IS the publisher.  My copy is on loan, so I can't
> provide the ISBN or I would.
>
> ">Re: your post on Lactnet about herb books. You recomended A bood
> >By Dorling Kindersley's
> >Title: Medicinal Herbal
> >
> >I have checked local and state laibrary listings, Books In Print and
> >have been unable to locate any notation of this title. Could their
> >be a different or more complete title.  I am interested to locating a
> >good resource book for my hospital lactation pratice. I have reviewed
> >two that are interesting but would like to comparison shop."
>
>
> : )Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC  email:
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> ATTACHMENT part 9 message/rfc822
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> In a message dated 2/1/99 7:16:58 PM Central Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << Get the baby breastfeeding well from day one without supplement=
>  s
>  and the risk of hyperbilirubinemia is greatly decreased, the most
common
>  cause of physiologic jaundice.  Just my two cents.  =
>
>  Pat Bull, RN, IBCLC >>
>
> Hi everyone, I'm new to the list and have been lurking for a couple
of weeks.
> This is my first post.  I'm a postpartum nurse in a very BF
unfriendly (IMHO)
> hospital.  I encourage everyone of my moms to BF exclusively.  This
past
> Saturday a patient of mine was breastfeeding the baby beautifully.
The baby
> was happy, content, sleeping, had lots of wet and dirty diapers.
The lab
> called and told me that the baby was a positive coombs.  We drew all
of the
> labs and found that the bili was 1.9 (total) and 0.1 (direct).  Very
low.
> Anyhow, I left at 3:00 and the next nurse told this mom that she had
to
> supplement the baby with ABM because of the risk of jaundice.  Mom
went with
> what that nurse told her and supplemented.  The baby immediately
became gassy,
> fussy, and didn't sleep well.  I got back in with the mom the next
morning and
> she told me what had happened - I just about lost it.  I couldn't
believe
> someone would interrupt a baby from breastfeeding beautifully just
because
> there is a "risk" of jaundice.  Ugh...  this other nurse has about
25 years of
> experience on me (I'm a new RN - just graduated last May) and thinks
she knows
> it all.  I was incredibly frustrated and told the mom that the baby
had been
> content, had all the signs of a satisfied baby when she wasn't
supplementing -
> so "In my opinion, you don't need to supplement.  Ask the
pediatrician when
> she comes in to make sure" (I knew this pedi would back me up on
this one).
> Oh what a frustrating job I have.
> Sorry this was so long - looks like I got a little windy for my
first post!
> Kim (in oh so sunny and warm Houston)
>
> ATTACHMENT part 10 message/rfc822
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> Ok, here is my system.  I honestly think I was a librarian in a past
life
> or am practicing to become one in a future life.  But here goes for
those
> of you who, like me, are obsessive about articles and other items).
>
> I have a HUGE five-drawer lateral file, another two-drawer lateral
file and
> two two-drawer regular filing cabinets.  In the BIGGEST one, I have
four
> drawers of about 3000 articles (about once every 4 years, I go
through them
> all and weed out the oldest ones that I am NO LONGER using anymore.
>
> Each article has a four-digit numerical code and is filed in that big
> filing cabinet by number (0001-3500, etc.)
>
> In addition, I have a hard file of 3x5 cards that is set up
alphabetically.
> When I file the article, a card is set up with the author's name and
all
> otehr reference information for the item.  Also in the upper right
corner
> is that ubiquitous 4-digit number code.
>
> In addition a brief 1-paragraph synopsis of the key findings of the
article
> AND up to 5 5-digit subject codes.  (My son helped me set up a coding
> system with these numbers in them (00001 - through 99999).
>
> On my computer is a similar note with just the 4-digit code, the alpha
> information as to author, title, journal info, AND those key subject
codes.
> This way, I can call up all articles I have by the same subject code.
> Some such codes are quite general (jaundice) while ohters are
EXTREMELY
> specific (infant growth, prematures).  Whatever, it matters not.  I
can
> find the articles even if I can only remember things vague about it
(like
> author's last name OR the general subject matter).
>
> As I said, I must be a librarian in disguise.... When writing books
and
> artilces, this system more than pays for itself....  :-)
>
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> "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly
> disguised as impossible situations."
> Kathleen G. Auerbach,PhD, IBCLC (Ferndale, WA USA) [log in to unmask]
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> ATTACHMENT part 11 message/rfc822
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> Jan:  It sounds like deep ductal yeast...tough to treat too.  Do you
have
> my article?  Okay...here are a few random thoughts assuming you've
seen my
> Midwifery Today article (I can email it if you want it)...
>
> -have her stop wearing a bra and use 2c distilled white vinegar in the
> rinse cycle of ALL her laundry.
> -make sure she does not sleep on her stomach (ideally not on slides
either)
> -deep breast massage while nursing using a lubricant such as olive
or almond oil
> -deep breast massage while in bath tub (with several cups distilled
white
> vinegar in the tub)  suspending breasts to get full drainage and
watch as
> milk disperses into water (you can actually see strings of yeast
this way)
> -continuously take an anti-inflamatory such as ibuprophen
> -continue lecithin gel caps 3 TID
> -start as systemic program to deal with yeast and build up
intestinal flora
> with Lactobacilli and FOS, while reducing sugar, fermented products,
and
> yeast products.
> -gentian violet her nipples, areola, and breast (yes--big time mess)
for
> three days (still need systemic though) OR get Mycelex trouches,
crush,
> dissolve and apply.
>
> It is entirely possible that she is actually allergic to yeast or
that her
> baby is and this is causing the continued problem (I had this with my
> second son--after he weaned at 3 yrs, never had a problem;  turns
out he is
> allergic to yeast and was triggering an inflamatory reaction in my
breast).
> Even with systemic treatment, she will have to do the above protocol
(plus
> what's in the article).   Has she been on a full course of Tx of
Diflucan
> (400 mg loading dose with 3+ weeks of 200 mg/day), plus topicals
such as
> Nizoral or Sporanex?  If this didn't work or doc is not willing to
Rx, ask
> for systemic Nizoral (2-3 weeks worth) with topical.  If this isn't
> acceptable, then try a very long course of oral Nystatin (6+ weeks),
but
> 48% of yeast strains are resistant to Nystatin.
>
>
> : )Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC  email:
[log in to unmask]  : )
> : )HSR & Health Educational Consultant        voice/fax: 541 753
7340   : )
> : )------------**CHANGE THE WORLD, NURTURE A
CHILD!**------------------ : )
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> ATTACHMENT part 12 message/rfc822
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> In a message dated 1/31/1999 2:07:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> <<
>  Johanna:  Also...there's no LLL group in her area (we are the
nearest one).
>
>  Just 2 weeks ago in Roseburg, Oregon a mom of 13 day old twins
drive off a
>  cliff leaving a suicide note.  Her family, clergy and neighbors
knew she
>  was having a tough time, but no one saw this coming.
>
>
> Chris and Johanna,
> Last year we had a mother of 3 month old twins in my area, come home
from
> work, enter the house, the baby sitter and her husband were both
home, get the
> gun, go into the bathroom and shoot herself!  The whole town was in
shock.
> She was NOT breastfeeding.  She had rented a pump from me for a few
weeks but
> all the contact we had was through the husband and her mother.  The
same was
> true when we called to check to see if the pump was working properly
and offer
> our services and support.
> Post partum psychosis is very real and scary.  I don't think anybody
can know
> exactly what is going on inside another persons head.  People who
know this
> family all say no one saw it coming.  The mom was a very competent
> professional, back to work, had support, had money, then . . . . . .
 the most
> horrible thing that anyone could imagine happens.
> If anyone knows distinct warning signs, please tell us.
> Jane Bradshaw RN, BSN, IBCLC
> Lynchburg, VA
>
> ATTACHMENT part 13 message/rfc822
>
> I also have a folder that says "articles" but I do have them by topic
> alphabetically within the folder. I pencil in the topic in the top
> corner to see at a glance.
> I also have one that says "miscellaneous" when I am not sure where it
> goes but I may need it someday.
> At work I also have one that says "resources" for phone hotlines,
books
> and videos we may one day order. I have "catalogs" where I only keep
the
> current year LLL, Childbirth Graphics etc.
> I keep journals in those cardboard standing up holders in a closet.
> My goal is to have the journals bound one day. After about 5 yrs I
toss
> the journals (not the JHLs) but related journals like JOGNN. If it has
> what I consider to be a classic bf article I cut that one out and file
> it. It is very hard to part with stuff, but I must make myself do it.
>
> Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC
> Louisiana Breastfeeding MediaWatch Campaign
> Violet Louisiana, USA
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