Roe Shortcake (love your name, Rose!) writes:

>I have a close friend that has an 8 month old. She is
>bleeding every 2 weeks. The dr sais she has a hormonal
>imbalance because of the breastfeeding and told her to
>stop. I am just in training and i haven't heard of
>this and not sure under what subject in the archives
>to look. You can e-mail me privately so as not to clog
>the list.


 I bet I won't be the only one to say the doctor in this case needs to
supply his/her refs to the mother, to explain why a perfectly normal
physiological process, which provides a normal homronal state (bf at 8
months) should result in abnormal bleeding.

If he knows something we don't, let him be the one to show why he knows it.

If I was the mother, I would take this advice to stop as an urgent sign to
change my doctor.

If I was feeling especially energetic, I would also write a letter of
complaint.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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