The post I just read about muscle relaxants reminded me of something that a
mother was told by her doctor:  the reason she was slow in healing from a (I
believe) ligament tear was that she was nursing and that nursing hormones
meant that her ligaments/muscles were extra loose and stretchy (this was a
while ago, so I am totally paraphrasing).

 

I had understood that it was the hormones of pregnancy that had this effect
on us, to help as our baby grows and with childbirth, and my intuitive
reaction was that the doctor's statement was nonsense.  I nursed non-stop
for six years and many other women nurse for longer periods of time.  Why
aren't we all just puddles on the ground, hardly able to move because we're
so darned loose?

 

Love to hear from those of you with a wider perspective on this.

 

Ingrid

LLLL, IBCLC

British Columbia

Canada

 


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