In addition to the lecithin, I have moms with history of recurrent mastitis
take Vitamin C 500mg a day.  Don't know for sure if it helps, but it won't
hurt.  Maybe it strengthens the epithelium lining the ducts to prevent
bacterial invasion.   So far have done this with 2 moms, and they think it
helps, ie, longer times between bouts ( months as opposed to weeks) for one
of them, and fewer total bouts (one for baby #3 vs three bouts by age 2 mos
for babies #1&2).  Just a thought.

Becky Saenz, MD, IBCLC
Asst Prof Fam Med
Univ of MS Med Ctr




At 10:09 PM 11/17/99 EST, you wrote:
>My mom with the recurring mastitis is now finding when she pumps the infected
>breast there are clots of something in her milk.  It doesn't appear to be
>blood although it clots like blood.  It's kind of off white and if she pours
>it back and forth from bottle to bottle, it will break apart.  The OB has
>finally changed her antibiotics because they finally cultured the milk and
>found it to be a staph that was resistant to the former antibiotics.  I
>suggested she have the OB send the clots to the lab.  Can anyone shed any
>light on what these clots are?  I have suggested that the mom also take 2 T
>lecithin granules per day.  Please share your wisdom and suggestions with me.
>
>Warmly,
>Pat Lindsey, IBCLC
>Pediatrics Plus staff LC and Private Practice
>Orlando, FL
>
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