Hi Jeanne, Many people say many stupid things. I guess we just have to know we will always be confronted by unfortunately uneducated (re: bfg at least)stupid people. She is right to challenge the airlines against judgemental behaviour, and lodge a complaint, but I think that there is probably no legal issue here. In the other cases, If I recall, there was real harrassment and even to the point that a mom was ushered off the plane. That was an action, not just words. I certainly am not a lawyer, but I hope perhaps her complaint will at least raise the level of tact and sensitivity. Good luck. Ellen Shein, LLLI, IBCLC Tel Aviv *********************************************** Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 13:47:14 -0400 From: Jeanne Schneider <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Breastfeeding on United Airlines Hello, Last night on a flight from Denver to Cedar Rapids Iowa on United Airline= s my=20 daughter was trying to nurse her crying 9 month old (who by the way is an= =20 exclusively breastfeed 33 week preemie). It is a bit of a long story, but= the=20 main point is she was told by the flight attendant she should have=20 prepared "some other method" of calming her baby during the flight. She h= as=20 filed a formal complaint and is waiting a response from the airline. I know this has happened before and has been challenged legally. I am=20 interested in hearing from anybody who has personal knowledge of such cas= es=20 as well as ideas for dealing with this. Air travel will be a frequent occ= urence for=20 this dyad. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.=20 Jeanne Schneider RN IBCLC Kirkland Washington USA *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 14:34:06 -0400 From: "Beth W." <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Need help with recurring mastitis/breast pain Hi everyone, a friend of mine who is studying to become an IBCLC recommen= ded I ask you guys about my experience, as it's one that has stumped a couple= of LCs and a UCSF midwife so far.=20 I had a breast reduction in 2001 -- my nipple remained attached throughou= t, but I don't know much more about the surgery technique than that. I had a= baby in March and have been nursing her for 9 weeks. I have not been able= to breastfeed exclusively, but we breastfeed first and then give her a bottl= e of formula and let her eat to satisfaction. I am taking domperidone (90 mg/day), fenugreek and goat's rue to boost my milk supply and build mamma= ry tissue.=20 In my third week postpartum I developed a fever and then swelling/pain in= both breasts. I was diagnosed with mastitis and given a 14-day course of keflex. (I am told that bilateral mastitis is rare, but I was using nippl= e shields at the time to help my daughter latch on to my flat nipples -- we= are no longer using them -- and I suspect they caused the infection to spread to both sides). I felt better within a few days and happily finish= ed my course of antibiotics. However, I had lingering sharp pains in my brea= st, particularly around the 7 o'clock area.=20 We stopped using the nipple shields sometime during this infection. Her latch has since improved and is really good at this point, not causing me= any pain/injury.=20 Three days after I finished the keflex, I had severe nipple and breast pa= in in my right breast. It was so bad it radiated into my back. I thought it = was my Reynauds -- I have vasospasms after nursing that I try to control by keeping warm. But when I looked at the breast I saw that there was a huge= red area near the pain, and within a few minutes I developed chills and dizziness. I was diagnosed with mastitis yet again and given a 10-day cou= rse of dicloxacillin. Again, I felt better within a few days and finished the= course of antibiotics. This time, I developed some skin irritation on the= nipple including a blister (not a milk blister) that took time to heal, a= nd the outer later of skin on my nipple and breast peeled off a bit like a sunburn. Also, the pain in my breast/nipple continued.=20 I also had an ultrasound of my breast at this time and no abscesses were found. During the first round of mastitis, a culture of the milk in my ri= ght breast showed GBS, but during the third round, the culture only grew skin= flora.=20 Five days after I finished the diclox, same routine -- exceedingly bad nipple and breast pain followed by a wedge of redness and heat in the bre= ast that spread. This time I took 60mg ibuprofen immediately and did not deve= lop a fever. I was diagnosed with mastitis and put on 7 days of clindamycin. = I finished that round this morning and am worried the infection will just c= ome back.=20 In terms of care, during the first few days of each infection, I soaked m= y breast(s) in warm salinated water before feeds, massaged my breasts befor= e and during feeds, and took on a number of other self-care approaches, including drinking a lot of fluids, trying to rest as much as possible, taking echnicacea/Vitamin C/garlic for my immune system, and lecithin to think milk clots (3,600mg per day to start - now trying double that). I h= ave also tried boosting my iron supplementation, taking homeopathic levels of= phytolacca, and pumping. I seem to be able to drain my breasts well most = of the time -- there is one spot that does not resolve, but it isn't where t= he "wedge" starts and it hasn't changed size or shape in weeks. (Again, I ha= ve shown no signs of abscess). For the breast pain, I took a two-week course of dicflucan and supplement= ed with grapefruit seed extract, thinking maybe it was yeast, but nothing ha= s changed. If anything the pain has gotten worse.=20 So here's my dilemma:=20 1) I don't know how to get rid of the mastitis and keep it gone 2) I don't know what is causing the breast and nipple pain=20 3) I don't know if the mastitis and pain are related or separate I saw a UCSF midwife -- who is their leader on mastitis issues in postpar= tum care -- yesterday and she's stumped. She wants me to see a breast specialist, which might help academically. I have some theories about wha= t's going on but want to keep them to myself for the time being because I wan= t to see what the LCs here have experienced that might be relevant to my ca= se.=20 I am likely to start a course of B6 for the vasospasm to see if it helps.= =20 Any help/recommendations would be recommended. I am terrifically frustrat= ed and feeling quite powerless -- and don't want to give up breastfeeding.=20= Thank you so much,=20 Beth *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 12:01:06 +1000 From: Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]> Subject: A watershed for Australia We are finally going to have a universal (well except for very high = income earners) paid maternity leave scheme. 18 weeks, which is not as = good as it could be but still very exciting! 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