On Tue, 18 Jul 1995, Marie Davis, Rn, Clc wrote: > We had 2 cases of infant botulism traced to mom putting sugar on her nipples > and 1 to corn syrup. This is a very dangerous practice. I've never seen such > sick babies! > Marie > When I read of the mom C-sect x 6 who put honey on the incision wound, I got a bad feeling, altho she reported that it healed beautifully. I thought of botulism and seems to me that she was very lucky - I would never recommend honey for open wound, nipple soreness, etc. Interesting that sugar and corn syrup led to botulism. Just trying to think logically, not "scientifically", if it is well-known that sugar left in the mouth can cause dental caries....... Judy K