Hi all, I just had a LLL leader call me with a question I am unable to answer. The mother is currently in her third pregnancy due late October. Her first pregnancy ended in a stillbirth. In her second pregnancy, she developed HELLP syndrome 2 days before her due date and had an emergency C-section. The mother explained the HELLP syndrome to the leader as her body reacting as if the baby were already born and was trying to expel the placenta, so I wonder if she also had abruptio placentae. She is now currently nursing her 2 year old. This third pregnancy had been a twin pregnancy, but she miscarried one of the twins in March and is still carrying the other twin. Her question is what effect, if any, would continuing to nurse her toddler have on her risks of developing HELLP syndrome again? Does anyone have any thoughts on this? TIA, Kris Rogers, RN, IBCLC Crystal Lake, IL mailto:[log in to unmask]