Breastfeeding 1-2-3 » greys-anatomy http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123 Breastfeeding 1-2-3: A Blog for Breastfeeding Tips and Support Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 “Grey’s Anatomy” on Breastfeeding and Cancer http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/greys-anatomy-on-breastfeeding-and-cancer/ http://www.blisstree.com/breastfeeding123/greys-anatomy-on-breastfeeding-and-cancer/#comments Tue, 24 Oct 2006 09:00:06 +0000 Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor http://breastfeeding123.com/greys-anatomy-on-breastfeeding-and-cancer/ Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3

]]> On the latest episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” entitled “Oh, the Guilt,” Dr. Miranda Bailey helps a young mother work through her anger at a breast cancer diagnosis. Bailey confides that when she comes home from a long day at work and her baby is fussing, she picks a fight with her husband for not settling the baby. She goes on to say:

If I’m really tired . . . I blame the baby. I mean, if you hadn’t been breastfeeding, you never would have thought the lump was a clogged milk duct. You would have gone to the doctor as soon as you felt it, and the cancer wouldn’t have gotten this far, and you wouldn’t be here making this decision. Am I close?

The anguished mother replies:

What kind of mother blames her own baby for her cancer?

The story line echoes what I wrote about breast lumps in “Breast Self-Exams in Lactating Women” and the importance of seeing a doctor.

In this case, the young mother is having second thoughts about a mastectomy. That made me wonder what if any cancer treatment options there are for women who wish to preserve their ability to breastfeed. I’ll report back tomorrow (ETA: see the post Breastfeeding after Cancer Treatment).

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