--PART.BOUNDARY.0.17542.mail06.mail.aol.com.821329566 Content-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-type: text/plain see attached file --PART.BOUNDARY.0.17542.mail06.mail.aol.com.821329566 Content-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Content-type: text/plain; name="ER.TXT" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, I'm new to Lactnet. My name is Mariza Fetters LPN, IBCLC. I've bee= n married to a loving husband Randy for 14yrs . We are blessed to have a = wonderful 9 yr old daughter whom I breastfed for 2 1/2 yrs. I have been = a member of LLLI for 9 1/2 years of which I was a co-leader for 4 yrs. I= am currently employed and job share at a Children's Hospital in Ohio as= an IBCLC for the last 3 yrs. It is a Level III NICU and interact with mo= thers of premature and very ill infants. We promote and provide breastfe= eding information and instruct our mothers who wish to initially provide = breastmilk then eventually have their babies at breast before discharge. We also deal with outside clients who are older breastfeeding infants, 40= weeks and older at our clinic, Pediatric floors and emergency room. Whic= h leads me to my two somewhat similar questions which both occurred withi= n 2 weeks. = SITUATION #1: Mom with a 5 day old infant admitted to ER who is vomiting = ketchup color blood about one inch in diameter with each vomiting episode= =2E Mom is an experienced BF who nursed 2 previous children with no comp= lications. Mom has no symptoms of cracked ,sore or bleeding nipples. No h= istory of plugged ducts, mastitis or yeast infection. Also no problems wi= th delivery. Mom does however have a = history of fibrocystic breast which according to her = MD has not recurred recently. Baby had numerous test done including a sco= pe with normal results. Mom pumped for breastmilk while in the ER and obt= ained 1 oz. from one breast with cloudy dark pink breastmilk which also h= ad an one inch strand of reddish tissue. Other breast pumped with normal = color breastmilk. Mom and baby sent home with no further treatments. Mom = was told by IBCLC to see her MD for further testing or exam of her breast= =2E Awaiting her results from her visit. =0D SITUATION #2: Mom with a 3 mo old admitted to ER who is also vomiting ket= chup color blood. Mom an experienced BF who nursed for 1yr. with no compl= ications. No symptoms of cracked, sore or bleeding nipples. No history of= plugged, mastitis or yeast infection. No history of fibrocystic breast. = Again baby tested negative. Mom pumped pinkish colored breastmilk from bo= th breast and sent home. Mom occasionally still has pink tinged breastmil= k and baby with pink spit ups. Mom saw MD who stated she has an intraduct= al papilloma . =0D If anyone has any answers, please contact me at my E-Mail [log in to unmask] = =0D --PART.BOUNDARY.0.17542.mail06.mail.aol.com.821329566--