I always tell moms of healthy term infants to continue breastfeeding through mastitis. For VLBW infants, I would like the mother to be on antibiotics for a day or two before I use the milk. GBS is an unusual cause of mastitis, but it does happen. It is however, most likely that mother was colonized BEFORE she developed mastitis. Most babies develop early and late onset sepsis/meningitis from exposure through the birth canal. Nancy Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Attending Neonatologist, Children's Hospital & Health Center, and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. *********************************************** 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]