Mastitis Infection Prevention

Mastitis may be prevented by breast-feeding, pumping, or manually (hand) expressing milk frequently to avoid engorgement. Improper positioning during breast-feeding, such as leaning over the baby, can lead to mastitis. Women are encouraged to use two to three different breast-feeding positions each day and to avoid tight or binding bras while breast-feeding or pumping.

While you and your brand new baby are getting to know each other—and especially if this is your first baby—your nipples may become sore and cracked unless you take special care to protect them from development of symptoms of mastitis.

GotBreastPump.com's on-line store sells Natural Nipple Butter is a luxurious, 100% natural herbal formula that effectively keeps nipples moist and protects them from potential detours in your baby’s learning curve. Unlike many commercially available preparations made for this purpose. The GBP store also carries, Nipple Cream which contains no lanolin. An ounce of prevention of mastitis symptoms is worth more than a pound of cure. Keep nipples moisturized frequently.

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Ouch!!! Red, Sore, Cracked Nipples!!!

What’s Wrong?

Could it be mastitis? Mastitis most commonly occurs when the breasts are not fully emptied of milk. The milk overflows from the breast glands and engorges the breasts. Breast engorgement (swelling) can occur any time the breasts produce more milk than the amount being removed by breast-feeding, pumping, or manual (hand) expression. Breast engorgement increases the risk of infection. If bacteria enter the breast through an opening in the nipple or a break in the skin, the breast tissue becomes inflamed or infected.

Tomorrow, let’s see about prevention of mastitis.

Returning to Work and Supplying Breast Milk

Breastfeeding and breast pumping may be one of the most rewarding events of motherhood, and it is one of best things a mother can do to create a powerful bond with her child. True to life, blessings can be mixed. Nursing and breast pumping moms go through many trials and tribulations to provide the perfect nutrition for their baby.

Mother who return to work while still supplying breast milk, will need support. Some companies have environments for breastfeeding and breast pumping. This is still a fairly imperfect art. I have personally heard and read many stories about mothers pumping in broom closets or bathrooms. Communicating your needs with your employer prior to returning to work is always advisable.

Work place success stories for breast pumping abound. Just check online, you will find great ideas and wonderful support from experienced mothers.For a bit of humor, I want to share this funny story that I found during my research. Please note in advance, that pumping and driving is not safe.

Lighter Side Story

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BPA (Bisphenol A) is not just in baby products

Yes, babies are most vulnerable to BPA, but adults are impacted as well. The article noted below is really enlightening.

This following is an excerpt from "The Medical News Today" website, found at http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/79439.php

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Panel Releases Conclusions About Compound BPA's Effect On Reproductive Disorders

The journal Reproductive Toxicology last week published on its Web site a statement warning that BPA likely is causing various human reproductive disorders. The statement was accompanied by a new study from NIH that found uterine damage in animals exposed to BPA. The damage is a potential predictor of reproductive diseases among women, including fibroids, endometriosis, cystic ovaries and cancers. Several dozen scientists reviewed about 700 earlier studies and for the first time linked BPA to female reproductive disorders. They also concluded that people are exposed to higher BPA levels than those found to harm laboratory animals. Infants and fetuses are most likely to experience harm from BPA.

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Canada bans Bisphenol A (BPA)

Canada became the first country to ban a widely found chemical from use in baby bottles, spurring a leading Democrat in the U.S. Senate to call for legislation that would prohibit use of bisphenol A, or BPA, in a number of everyday consumer products.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/18/ST2008041803545.html

The United States is also doing extensive research about the effects of BPA. One study's conclusions were published on April 14, 2008. The web address for this study is:

http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/chemicals/bisphenol/bisphenol.html

The National Toxicology Program (NTP) concurs with the conclusion of the CERHR Expert Panel on Bisphenol A that there is some concern for neural and behavioral effects in fetuses, infants, and children at current human exposures. The NTP also has some concern for bisphenol A exposure in these populations based on effects in the prostate gland, mammary gland, and an earlier age for puberty in females.

The scientific evidence that supports a conclusion of some concern for exposures in fetuses, infants, and children comes from a number of laboratory animal studies reporting that "low" level exposure to bisphenol A during development can cause changes in behavior and the brain, prostate gland, mammary gland, and the age at which females attain puberty. These studies only provide limited evidence for adverse effects on development and more research is needed to better understand their implications for human health. However, because these effects in animals occur at bisphenol A exposure levels similar to those experienced by humans, the possibility that bisphenol A may alter human development cannot be dismissed.

GotBreastPump.com will continue to share information about BPA bisphenol A concerns and future legislation. We already carry BPA free baby bottles. The Adiri Natural Nurser Ultimate Baby Bottle is the only nipple shaped like a mother's breast and is BPA free, )bisphenol A free). The Adiri Natural Nurser Baby Bottle enables the ultimate safe bottle feeding.

With the new awareness of BPA (bisphenol A) health issues, we at GotBreastPump.com will add new BPA free products to our already healthy baby feeding line.

More news and ideas tomorrow on BPA, BPA alternatives, and BPA free products.

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