Hi All,

Got a call from a GMA and former LLLL who has daughter out of state. The
daughter is nursing a 14 mos. old about 4 x per day and the toddler takes
solids well.  GMA says she was told to wean  because she is being worked up
for rhuematoid arthritis and needs to take 800 mg of Motrin q6hr, and some
unnamed steroid.

Furthermore the rhematologist told her that the increased progesterone
levels with nursing may cause pain like arthritis becaue of progesterone
deposits that "go into the joints" . Now, I surely did not hear this first
hand and I suppose it could be a "perception of what was heard issue"
however?????

If any of you have any info on this topic or have ever heard of this let me
know. I can't get to the library till Monday and would like to have some
answers for her daughter who is coming to visit early next week. I hope this
is not another sacrificial offering, shall we say!

TIA,
LuAnn Smith RN, IBCLC
On a beautiful late summer day in York, PA where the oldest state fair in
America starts tomorrow!



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