Henry Lee wrote: > I have also had a mother who was large breasted report that > sleeping > on her stomache would cause mastitis. I can't believe that this is > true.?? I am by no means large-breasted, but in when my babies were small, sleeping on my stomach would always cause a plugged duct. I never got mastitis as I was persistent about taking care of the plug quickly. An unresolved plugged duct can lead to mastitis. Kathy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy Koch, BSEd, IBCLC Mom to Andrew, Abigail and Molly LLL Leader, AAPL/OL for VA and MD/DE/DC [log in to unmask] Great Mills, MD, USA "Within the child lies the fate of the future." Maria Montessori ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~