Did they check her thyroid panel, TSH and T4 in particular? Hyperthyroidism
is highly associated with iron deficient anemia. Hyperthyroidism will cause
tremendous weight loss, due to the body having a metabolism that is way too
fast for healthy living.

Does she find palpitations with her heart, increased heart rate, intolerance
to high temps, gastro issues (either diarrhea or constipation)? If so, she
might want to check into thyroid disturbances which are very frequent with
post-partum women, and frequently temporary conditions. Oh, and a few women
with whom I have worked have complained of extreme milk supply/overactive
letdown which led them to have thyroid panels (at my suggestion...)

Best wishes,
Sam Doak
Who wishes her thyroid were over active, instead of under... 

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Dear Friends,
A mother that I worked with months ago was hospitalized last week to undergo
multiple tests to determine why she is losing so much weight.  She is
exclusively nursing a 4 month old who has grown very well.  The mother put
on about 12 kilos during the pregnancy.  She was quite thin to begin with.
She has lost 20 kilos since the birth.  She claims to eat well and food with
plenty of calories, like peanut butter and tehina.  She is losing a kilo a
week and has been well underweight for a while.  Her iron levels are low
too, 6-7, despite taking iron tablets.  All her tests came out fine.
She was wondering if breastfeeding my be contributing to her falling weight
and low iron.  I would love to hear from you all...
by the way, isn't it refreshing, amazing even, that the doctors never blamed
the breastfeeding and actually checked out the mother, who was pumping the
whole time.
Thanks in advance,
Chayn in Israel IBCLC>>

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