Debbie,
Thank you so very much for your reply!!!! I will forward the information/links to my friend, and if anything unusual develops, I will let you know.
Take care,
Amy
On Feb 11, 2015, at 12:39 AM, Debbie Tobin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Goodness Amy, I feel for your friend, it sure looks hormonal. She would not
> be the first to have these type symptoms during and/or after weaning:
>
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> <<http://www.fertilethoughts.com/forums/australia/424345-perimenopause-after
> -childbirth.html>>
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> <http://www.mamapedia.com/article/night-sweats-during-weaning-is-this-normal
>>
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> You say all labs normal, wondering if that included hormone levels? If
> not, she could get those levels drawn then wait it out, or Maybe, wild idea: ?
> consider some pumping ? and see what happens, see if she feels better,
> then *very gradually wean off pumping. She still may rebound to some of the
> same symptoms after weaning off pump, even ever so gradually.
>
> Will be watching Lactnet to see how it goes, how long it last.
>
>
> Debbie Tobin RN, BSN
> Fairfax County, Virginia suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway
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> In a message dated 2/11/2015 12:00:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> My friend, a 36 y/o G2P2, has a 2-1/2 year daughter who recently self
> weaned. Since weaning 1 month ago, mom has experienced a myriad of symptoms
> that remain unexplained and she wondered if it could be due to hormonal
> changes as a result of weaning? Prior to weaning, mom stated she "never felt
> better!" She is not pregnant. She exercises regularly, eats and healthy
> diet and is of normal BMI.
>
> Here are some symptoms: headaches and nausea, irregular menstrual
> bleeding occurring 2 weeks s/p last menses,
> fatigue, hot flashes, fever, chills, night sweats, emotional changes
> (anger: highly atypical for her). All of her lab work has been normal (thyroid,
> too).
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks for any ideas. : )
> Take care,
> Amy
>
> Amy Wagner, BS, RNC, CCES, IBCLC
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