Hi LuAnn, How about massaging a couple of drops of fresh breastmilk into each nipple immediately after showering? It has great anti-bacterial properties :-) and even if unnecessary won't hurt anything. Marcia McCoy >From: LuAnn Smith <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Mission trip and contaminated water >To Collective Wise ones, >An attending peds at our hospital will be going on a mission trip in July to >a third world nation with his then about 4 month old son. He is mildly >concerned re: bacteria that might be introduced to his baby via the breast >if mom bathes in water which might not be free from contamination. They will >have access to clean drinking water and for food prep. He wonders if his >wife should use something to cleanse the nipple area after showering. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]