In a message dated 2/5/1 6:10:45 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< I have a mother, G9P8 who has breastfed all 8 with great difficulty, >.
If she has bf all 8 "with extreme difficulty", then how is it the doc can
blame "everything" on the "high number" of pregnancies?
<<She has chronic low supply; good breast growth during pregnancy. Has
used an SNS with most of her previous breastfeeding experiences. Her thyroid
levels have always been on the very low side of normal, but no doctors have
treated her for thyroid problems. She has chronic anemia. She finally got in
to see a specialist at the Diabetic & Glandular Disease center, had a
prolactin level run by a doctor who claims he has never done a prolactin
level on a pregnant woman, can't find any normal limits (I faxed him a copy
of the chart in Lawrence's book), and did it "just to appease" the mother.
Results came back extremely low...a 27.>
So, this woman's endocrine system is way out of balance, but we want to blame
the fact that she has 8 children and ignore everything else? There are
natural ways to treat thyroid imbalance as well as anemia and overall
endocrine imbalance. It depends on the approach she wants to take, but I
can't imagine she finds it easy to raise 8 children while being so depleted.
<<What can be done for this mother? The doctor refuses to test for pituitary
problems, blames everything from this condition to her poor circulation
(hands fall asleep regularly) on the "high number of pregnancies". We are
looking for anything that might be of help to her, as she really wants to
fully breastfeed this newest baby upon arrival. >>
She can find another doctor to do the pituitary teasting. I find that
naturopaths, homeopaths, herbalists and CST practitioners all have very good
methods of treating these conditions.
I once had a client who had very little milk with her seventh baby.
Correcting a hormone imbalance allowed her to fully bf after a couple of
months. I personally have corrected a low level thyroid imbalance with herbs
and supplements.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
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