I posted a few days ago looking for an anesthesia policy for surgical patients.
Thank you for those that emailed back to me. I am looking for a policy for the 
breastfeeding mother that has been given general anesthesia when she can 
breastfeed following anesthesia she has received.
I have been advising our moms from Thomas Hale, MMM, that if they are 
awake, alert and not feeling effects of drugs they are safe to breastfeed. 
We have a new crew of anesthesiologists and they are telling the moms they 
need to pump and dump or not feed their baby for 4 to 24 hrs depending upon 
the anesthesiologist. These are surgeries such as gallbladder, pptl, same day 
surgeries that they are discharge in a few hours. 
I didn't want to write on if there was one in place somewhere that works.
Feel free to email me privately at [log in to unmask] or 
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Thank you,
Terri Klein

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