The question that popped into my mind is, how will they even know whether or
not she has weaned?  Many women will continue to be able to express visible
amounts of milk for months after they stop feeding or expressing regularly,
so how will the surgeon decide when it is acceptable to do the transplant? 
Are they going to check whether there is milk in her breasts, and cancel the
surgery if they find any? 

Just trying to picture the scenario!

She is not going to be lobotomized, she will be able to express milk as long
as she is separated from her child, and if her child visits her in the
hospital she can just pull the curtains around her bed and feed him then and
there.  What is the surgeon going to do about it?

In fact, the state of lactation promotes more rapid wound healing, due to
higher levels of oxytocin, so in that respect it is better for her not to
wean.  Having one's total renal capacity abruptly reduced by half might mean
that she struggles to maintain fluid balance and I'd be surprised if her
milk supply didn't change during the immediate recovery period, but it is
considered safe for a healthy person to donate one kidney so I can't imagine
that it poses any danger to her to be lactating when it happens.

How did the issue of her breastfeeding even come up at all?  I know, I know,
she probably mentioned it herself.  Probably not something they routinely
question all kidney donors about because I bet it doesn't matter AT ALL.

Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway

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