I have heard of this..and it has been mentioned on Lactnet ...I think it is
a temporary response to prolactin or oxytocin, perhaps? Would some
meditation or deep breathing, or a cup of warm tea help? Kathleen

At 03:50 PM 05/02/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Any ideas about the headaches?  LC she is working with has no idea but
>suggests it could be the stress from the past few weeks of painful nursing
>experiences.  (I guess she is suggesting mother may be tensing up when bf
>because of problems of the last few weeks.)  Called me (her doula) for input.
>  Looked in all my bf books and haven't found any references on this problem
>at all.  Could it be a dehydration or blood sugar issue?
>
>Jessica Harrison Carlyon, MBA, CD, CLE


Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet, Indep. Consultant
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