Hi All,
Have a questsion for our Illustrious new writer.  :)  (You should write a
book for fun!  I'll bet it would be hilarious!)

My good friend, vicarious lurker Karen Evon, IBCLC, has a client who has a
bad case of diagnosed PPD.  Baby is now 2 wks old, and mom just had a nasty
panic attack.  Her Dr has her on Prozac 20mg a day.  No cautions have been
given to the mom about BF while on Prozac.  Because of the panic attack, Dr
has her on one dose only of Xanax, .5 mg.  Dr told her to pump and dump for
24 hrs.  Question is, is this neccessary?  We know that if a mom is on Xanax
for an extended period that it is not OK, but what about a one time dose
only?

Also, here is a kinda funny one for the rest of y'all.  Another client is
experiencing lots of noise while pumping.  The breastshield on the pump she
is using, Lactina double, make... well, they make burpy/farty noises when she
pumps.  Granted, if this  was at home where there was no one around to hear
it wouldn't be so bad.  But this is happenening while at work!  And there are
many co-workers around with only those shoulder high dividers to sheild her.
 Needless to say, she is getting a lot of funny looks, and some questions!
 Mom is laughing about it, but would really like some advice on how to stop
this, ASAP.  So PLEASE, send us your ideas!  What have you found that fixes
this?

TIA, a whole bunch!!!

Jay

PS  As far as the PC problem goes, I have been told to talk to her and let
her know what she is doing, and that it needs to stop, NOW.  When she refuses
to listen to what I am trying to teach her, I am to send her to other LC's in
the area so that my info can be verified, and after several times of doing
this, she should start to realize that I do know my stuff, and that if I
don't, I say I don't.  I will be ending the personal relationship since it is
obvious to me and others (thanks for the insights, my friends!) that the
friendship is putting a serious strain on the business relationship, a strain
that is causing serious problems.  She seems to believe that since I am a
friend, she can argue with me in her fashion, which is not appropriate.  She
does NOT behave this way with my supervisor, who is an IBCLC.  Her personal
life roller-coaster has spilled over into our friendship and business
relationship, making it almost impossible to work with her, and at this
point, I am not willing to ride her roller-coaster of life with her.  Been
there, done that, never want to be there again!
Will let you know how our conversation goes.  I haven't talked to her yet,
because I am still too upset.  When I calm down, then I can be more
appropriate and professional in dealing with this problem, and leave the
emotional attachments behind.  Thanks to everyone for their advice, it really
helped me to put things into perspective.  You are wonderful, and I thank my
lucky stars that I found Lactnet!
And Evi, who knows where I find these turkeys??  They seem to find me!  I
must be a magnet for large stupid birds!  (No offense meant to the real
Turkeys of the world!)

Love you all!

Jay