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Hi, Barbara,
Cholesterol levels rise 40-50% in the later half of pregnancy. My
cholesterol is usually around 200. It was 365 in the 8th month of my 2nd
pregnancy. Had stopped at a health fair screening. Put me in quite a panic
until I looked it up in my Williams Obstetrics text. Williams says that
cholesterol levels fall at varying rates after delivery, with breastfeeding
accelerating that rate. Your client is only 3 1/2 months PP. I would wait
and see what more breastfeeding can do.
Pritchard, Jack, et al. Williams Obstetrics, 17th ed. Norwalk, CT,
Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1985, p. 190. (Sorry this is such an old reference,
but I've been a nurse a long time!)
Kim
Kim Block RN, MSN, IBCLC
Overlook Hospital Breastfeeding Support Program
Summit, NJ 07090
(908) 522-BABY
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