Dear Marie, Just spoke with a microbiology person I work with and she was doubtful that the pseudomonas would cause the baby any trouble. It does not produce the type of toxin that some bacteria that cause food poisoning do and it is considered normal flora of the GI tract. Many moms breastfeed during mastitis and sometimes throughout abcess drainage and there do not seem to be very many reports of problems. Has she had the milk cultured or a colony count done on it? Don't know if that is a real good idea since the bacteria may show up and reinforce the doc's ideas about pumping and dumping. But a low count might put everyone's mind at ease. Sharon Knorr, BSMT, LLLL, IBCLC Lactation Consultant Services Rochester, New York mailto:[log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]