For the breastfeeding physician with plugs, I am thinking maybe there is some kind of pressure on the nipple pores. I heard you say no tight bra, but perhaps some other clothing or position? Is she staying well hydrated? Maybe that would help too. For the recurrent mastitis client with a new baby and very painful breast - I think prophylactic antibiotics and anti-inflammatory agents should be considered, in addition to thorough breast emptying. Analgesics. Does she have a tendency to oversupply? Keep that in mind with management of that. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN Mississippi, s.e. USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html