Cindy

It seems that breastfeeding is actually 
protective against heart disease..... and why 
wouldn't it be.... women have been breastfeeding 
for millennia...? Perhaps the doctor is somehow 
reporting in a skewed way on the latest findings 
for domperidone?  Or perhaps the mother 
misunderstood? Or perhaps she's telling hr mother 
in law that she doesn't really want to breastfeed???

But anyway, see protective factors against heart disease at

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384111?dopt=Abstract>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19384111?dopt=Abstract 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/10780113/Breastfeeding-may-cut-risk-of-heart-disease-by-more-than-statins-research.html 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24112066
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20027032
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21404071>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21404071 


Pamela Morrison IBCLC
Rustington, England
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XX’s daughter in law had a baby last Friday. 
Her previous pregnancy ( 18 months ago ) was 
complicated by postpartum preeclampsia and some 
cardiac symptoms. She was on anti hypertensive 
drugs and ultimately recovered fully. She had no 
recurrence of high blood pressure during this 
pregnancy. She is not breastfeeding because her 
doctor advised that a “breastfeeding hormone” 
could contribute to congestive heart failure. I 
can find nothing in the literature to support 
this claim. And maybe she misunderstood the 
doctor. But have you ever heard of anything like this?

I echo my co-worker's confusion. All the sources 
I looked at failed to mention any such concern. 
My inclination would have been to ask the doctor 
to "share the resources this recommendation was 
based on so I can better understand" but this is 
not *my* d-i-l and this is a second marriage for 
my co-worker so I'm not sure how forceful she can 
be with offering alternatives.

Have any of you faced this issue in your practices?

Thank you in advance,

Cindy Garrison BS IBCLC
practicing in Pittsburgh, PA, USA


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