i wonder if anyone would know about this. i have a mom i've been working with
on and off for over 2 yrs now. her baby is 2 and is having oral surgery to
have 2 front teeth removed on thurs. the original oral surgeon told her he would
not even consider the procedure until he was fully weaned as they also would
not do it on a baby that is still on a bottle or paci. he told her babies
should be weaned by 1. (@@ - that's the emoticon for an eyeroll) so she found
another oral surgeon. this one is fine w/ him still bfing but is very firm that
she may not bf him for a few days to 2 wks after b/c of dry sockets and suction
aggravating the potential or somesuch. this mom is frantic and beside herself.
i have suggested she pump to keep up her (waning albeit existent supply - he
is self-weaning) milk, but she is very economically challenged and does not
own a pump nor can she afford to rent one even for a few days. she is terrified
her supply will fade totally while he is barred from the breast and he will
effectively be weaned. i've discussed manual expression ... but this mom really
seems to want a concrete answer on whether or not she really has to refuse
him. she understandably lost some faith in the oral surgeons after her experience
w/ the 1st one! if anyone knows for sure, i would love to be able to at least
reassure this mom one way or the other that a course of action is truly in
her child's best interest. thanks in advance, i love this list. (i was just
wondering today why we don't all pay a small fee to be members here (i know i
would!) and then have it go toward promoting bfing...you know, a commercial to
tell ppl all about what's REALLY in those comfort proteined formulas and why
bfing is better...)
~jacqui gruttadauria~

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