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> Please help! I have a mom who is breastfeeding her 6 month old and needs
to
> have surgery on her elbow. The orthopedic dr told her that she would
have to
> wean her baby before he would perform the surgery because the same
hormones
> that relax the pelvis are still in her body because she is breastfeeding
and
> she won't heal fast enough.
How on earth do women ever recover from cesareans if this were true?
If relaxin is "still in her body", I'd think this would be a good thing. It
would help her deal with the stresses of surgery and recover faster, right?
What is the effective difference between relaxin and the muscle-relaxing
drugs they give surgical patients? I can remember having a problem
recovering muscle tone after having a muscle-relaxing drug.
How urgent is the need for this surgery?
Is it possible the orthopedist is not familiar with "extended" BFing, i.e.
past 6 months of age?
Has he defined the term: "fast enough"? Has he explained the issues related
to NOT healing "fast enough"?
I told her to ask him for the reference he is
> using but she wanted me to post to see what you'all say!
Good suggestion. How about a 2nd opinion?
Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC
Glendale, AZ
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