Jaye, 
My experience has been that when mothers are sick with PET or HELLP, that it may take awhile for their milk to come in.  One of my mothers who had severe PET and HELLP (I am talking about a visit to the ICU, despite having critical care OB in our L&D, postpartum level of sick) took three weeks of pumping before there was milk.  If she is swollen,  I find that when the edema subsides (about 7-10 days) is when I see milk happen.
I am sorry for your friend's loss.
Maureen Allen RN, BSN, IBCLC
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Ma
 
 
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Sent: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 9:45 PM
Subject: Need info on HELLP asap


Hi All,

 

A close friend/client of mine was 23 wks pregnant with baby #2.  She
developed a severe case of HELLP out of the blue - one say she was fine 2
days later she was dying with platelet levels dropping like crazy and liver
enzymes going through the roof .  They induced delivery on Friday (12-22) -
baby was delivered on Christmas morning and lived about 1.5 hrs.  Mom is
severely anemic - Dr wanted her to have a transfusion but she needed to get
home.  She promised that she would have large amounts of iron in her diet
via food and supplement - they let her go home.  

 

Given the state of her physical condition what is the likelihood of her milk
coming in - so far she is 4 days out with minimal signs of her milk coming
in.  She has a toddler who was still nursing but seems to have either
forgotten how (while mom spent almost a week in the hospital) or simply
can't because she has a nasty cold and is terribly congested.  I am beside
myself with not knowing how to comfort my friend and trying to remember my
LC information is just not happening right now. 

 

All help will be appreciated.

 

Jaye


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