Dear Lactnetters, Thank you for all of the prompt answers to the Hepatitis C question!!! I printed some of them out and brought them to work Monday and the mom started breastfeeding again after bottling for almost a day. One very interesting and kind comment that came to me privately was that the mom was going through so much loss at this time because of her husband's accident it would be sad for her to miss out on a breastfeeding relationship with her baby too. Another question! If a woman is experiencing internal stabbing pains in her breast, is already on dicloxicillin for mastitis, is it probably yeast? And if the stabbing pain is internal, does that mean it is ductal yeast? And if it is ductal, will topical treatment work? Is it a good idea to try topical, OTC things first, and if that doesn't help in a few days, then try oral nystatin or diflucan? The main HMO that owns our hospital now (another whole story) does not carry diflucan on its formulary registry and a couple of our patients have been told they would have to pay for it, over $100! These questions reflect my certified but beginner status! So thank you for any help! Susan Potts RN IBCLC keeping warm in Minnesota, and enjoying my children enjoying the snow!!! On Mon, 4 Jan 1999 21:44:13 -0500 Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> writes: ___________________________________________________________________ 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/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]