> My friend had it done and she was still nursing a newborn (I 
> think under 6mths at the time). She knew about the concerns 
> (I don't think the dr. even knew she was nursing) but went 
> ahead anyway and it has been a few yrs now and still  all is fine. 

This is the choice I made.  I will be having the surgery in a couple of
weeks while nursing my 15 month old.  I knew I would be denied the option if
I shared my lactation status.  Out of my own curiosity I called the office
and asked why they did not do surgery on lactating women and they stated it
was because of the rapid weight loss that occurs after weaning?!  I don't
think that they where blaming lactation for weight gain, but simply couldn't
imagine that a person would breastfeed long enough to achieve a stable post
birth weight.  I explained that my child was nearly a year and a half and
that my weight had not changed in about a year.  The technician said that
would be fine and invited me to attend an informational seminar.

Since I *really* want the surgery I am still not disclosing to the office
staff.  I can understand hormones playing a part during pregnancy and would
not want to have surgery then and if I was to wait until I wasn't pregnant
or nursing it could be a very long time LOL.

Jessica Mattingly M.Ed, CCE, CBE, LLLL
Kansas City, MO

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