Hello wise ones,
Once more I'd like the opinion and expertise of 2500+ very wise people on
the following:
This mother gave me permission to post this, for she thinks it's time to
get this problem out in the open. I hope it makes a little sense, for I had
to translate it. The archives turned up with nothing on haemorrhoids.
remarks between ** are mine.
"Hello, I'd like to ask you a question. I have a 7 week old daughter, whom
I breastfed for 6 weeks *that's pretty much standard here, unfortunately*.
Because I suffer from a severe form of haemorrhoids, fissures and a
'sagging' anus, I had to take medication ( corticsteroid suppository and
Ibuprofen 400 mg 4 t.d.)for several weeks now. Unfortunately the problem
only gets worse.
Those six weeks I had to undergo terrible pains but I still tried to
breastfeed my baby. Now I gave up, for I'm taking all that nasty stuff but
also because I don't know how to sit, stand or walk *because of the pain, I
guess; why not feeding lying down, with a little help that should be more
comfortable, don't you think?*.
I hope that because I quit breastfeeding it will heal quicker because of
the more balanced hormonal state of my body *aaaarrggh*. Is this thought
reasonable? And what if a little miracle happens and ,say, within a week
everything is healed... would it be possible to start breastfeeding again?
*I told her carefully that it is possible to relactate but it's going to
take a lot of motivation, didn't mention pumping for the above stated so
called hormonal reason*" .
T(hanks) I(n) A(dvance)for your input,
Renate Rietveld, IBCLC
Rijswijk, The Netherlands
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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Renate Rietveld, IBCLC
E-mail : [log in to unmask]
Homepage: http://www.casema.net/~rietveld/index.htm
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