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Hello AGAIN!
I needs lots of help on this one! Sorry I caught you in the middle on a nice
long weekend, this one has me really concerned!
Baby born at home on 5/20 at 2pm in the middle of a heat wave here in
Hollister, CA with temperatures of 100. Second baby, first is 8 years old.
Birth weight 9 lb 1 oz. Nursing well on 5/20 at 4pm. No problems reported on
Sunday 5/21, mom says nursing is going well. Mom suspects baby may have a
fever, but due to the temperature outside and inside was not sure. Monday I
talk to mom. Baby has temperature of 101.7. Midwife has no concern. I have
concern due to the temperature both outside and inside and wonder about over
dressing the baby. Mother calls her Herbalist who has a doctorate in
Naturopathy and is a master herbalist.
The herbalists recommends that she give the baby a saline enema, she says she
used approximately ½ oz. Baby had 3 diaper fulls of tarry brown bowel
movements. Fever diminished. Mother continued to worry about the baby
because she had tested positive for Strep B two weeks prior to delivery for
which she was treated with Comfrey (1 oz) and Transfer Factor Plus (1 capsule
3x/day). Mother did not retest prior to delivery. At the hospital baby was
found dehydrated and was treated with IV antibiotics and was submitted to the
hospital for observation due to the fever and possible Strep B. (Mother did
not mention enema). Mother refused to admit the baby. She took him home.
Continues to breastfeed baby and begins treatment for baby of 12 drops of
Echinecea and 10 drops of V-DC for the baby and Comfrey 2 ½ dropper fulls for
herself since Comfrey goes through the breastmilk which will also take care
of the baby.
I saw mother again on Wednesday. Breastfeeding was going well. Baby looked
good. Mother could not nurse on R due to pain. I lent her a pump so that
she could give that side a break and continue to nurse on L. Mother felt
good and was doing well. Mother gets a call from Dr. in ER, baby has tested
positive for Staph. Need to readmit baby to hospital. Mother tells him she
will take him to another hospital. Dr. is not happy and tell her she will
call the cops. In the meantime she calls her midwife and her pediatrician
(for this baby). Midwife tells her not to worry, cops will probably not be
called. Pediatrician tells her to take the baby to another hospital for
another opinion. Cops show up, do not report because they see no reason to.
I get there and hear the story. Nursing is going well although mother cannot
use her R due to pain. Mother does not want to take baby to hospital due to
fear of having to readmit and possible use of antibiotics. After my
suggestion, mother decides to take baby to pediatrician the next day.
Pediatrician fines no problem with the baby, but will not continue with her
services to mother due to mothers desire to use herbs for treatment. I see
baby again today. Baby has now weighs 8 lb which means he has lot more than
10% of birth weight. I leave strict instructions that mother needs to feed
baby every 1 hour, keep him skin-to-skin, nurse him every 2 hours at night
and should not go more than 2 hours without nursing. The Echinecia and V-DC
should be given to the baby after breastfeeding or with breastmilk. Mother
is to supplement baby after nursing with pumped breastmilk. I will weigh the
baby tomorrow morning.
Have I missed anything? Michell what do you thing about the herbs and do you
have any suggestions and/or recommendations for this mother or for me as the
LC?
Thanks,
Yvonne
Baby's BestFeeding
Hollister, CA
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