A couple of questions/requests for information ... Pat Martens related that some physicians she knows feel swabs don't pick up yeast. I'd love see information here from anyone who has themselves or knows of others who have been culturing milk for yeast and/or using swabs on the nipple/areolar surface. What are the protocals for this? Do you use "clean caught / mid stream" milk samples? Any skin prep, especially for swabs? Does the lab specify if the yeast is candida albicans or some other type? How long do cultures take? Can swabs be read immediately, under a microscope, the way vaginal swabs for yeast can? Carla (just north of Washington, DC)