Couldn't it be something cultural and not environmental? If it was environmental, I would expect it to affect not only the Thai mothers. Is it possible that they start using some sleep training or something like that at that age, after the first 6 weeks? Christina Yaneva BF Peer Councellor Bulgaria --- On Sat, 10/24/09, Kim Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > From: Kim Adams <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Environmental contributors to mastitis? > To: [log in to unmask] > Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009, 8:54 AM > Hi Lactnetters, > > There seems to be a rush of mastitis among the expat > population in Thailand lately, all first time moms with > mastitis in the first couple of months. It is happening > across different hospitals, different nationalities, but no > changes in type of care and breastfeeding education from > past months. We're in the end of the rainy season. It's > probably just coincidence, but do you know of any > environmental factors that could contribute to higher > incidence of mastitis? > > Curiously, > Kim > LLL Leader > > > *********************************************** > > 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 > *********************************************** 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