Chayn,
I don't have any comment on the  use of the drug but I would like to
encourage you and this mum to get her story written up as a case history so
that other mums can see that it can be done and be encouraged/empowered
themselves to breastfeed through cancer treatment if they want to
(preferably for the International Breastfeeding Journal so mums, hcps
without university affiliations or membership to ILCA can access it).
I hope that this mum can find a solution to the current problem. She sure is
an inspiration.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

> Subject: breastfeeding and tamoxifen
>
> Dear Lactnetters,
>   Perhaps you remember me posting last fall about a pregnant woman who =
> had been diagnosed with breast cancer.  Thank God she is doing well.  =
> Very soon after the birth she had to begin chemo and stop nursing.  For =
> the entire time that she was being treated she did everything to =
> maintain breastfeeding.  She pumped religiously, she fed her baby girl  =
> according to her cues and slowly.  Baby was always in her arms and skin =
> to skin as much as possible and breastfed as much as possible by a close =
> friend in order to remember what a breast is all about. Baby received =
> only donor milk.  Not a drop of abm. Mom began breastfeeding as soon as =
> Dr. Hale, via Diane Wiessinger, gave the O.K. and was in heaven.  She =
> has since been breastfeeding with a lactaid, through surgery and =
> radiation treatment and a week ago was able to give up the lactaid. Baby =
> is 7 months old.

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