Leaking Breast Milk after Surgery for Breast Abscess or Lumpectomy
July 11, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under breast milk, breastfeeding, cancer, health of the mother
Recently a reader posted a comment seeking help on the question of leaking breast milk after a lumpectomy. This mother was nursing her one-month-old at the time of the surgery, and had had the incision glued and stitched several times in the month since, but breast milk continued to leak through the stitches. The delay in healing was compounding the stress of the lumpectomy. One doctor recommended weaning through the use of cabbage leaves and binding the breast tightly (please read on for a discussion of the dangers of that!)
While there are many resources online for dealing with breastfeeding initiated …read more
