Terriann Sorry I am few days late on response to this. I vote mastitis/chronic mastitis which can be seen with oversupply. If I were to suggest a culture I would do it similarly to a clean catch urine culture. That is, have the mom clean her breasts and nipples of surface germs (phisohex wash, betadine, or just soap and water), wash her hands, then hand express some milk out to discard, then express the next milk in a sterile specimen jar. Send for culture and sensitivity. This should tell you what to treat with. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html