In a message dated 97-03-28 00:58:18 EST, you write:

<< Count me in on this, too.  I was going to post tonight, anyway.  Mother
had 4th
 degree tear/episiotomy which was sewn up rather poorly.  Her MD also told
her
 he won't do the repair work until the baby (now 7 + months) has weaned
because
 she won't heal until she is no longer nursing.

 References, please, either for or against this MD's position? >>

ARGHHHH!!  Give me a break!  I can't stand it!! I'm DEFINITELY going to open
a book store, and I will REFUSE to carry any books on breastfeeding!!!!
 Surely surely surely there cannot be physicians out there that REALLY
believe this!  "Oh, I'm sorry.  You had to have a C/Section.  You will have
to postpone breastfeeding until the incision site is completely healed
because bf intereferes with healing."  "Oh, pardon me, ma'am.  You can't
breastfeed.  You had an episiotomy."  "No episiotomy?  No C/Section?  Well
lady, YOU can't breastfeed because the placental site has to heal, and
breastfeeding intereferes with healing!!!!"  Funny how one of the jobs of the
LC at our hospital is to make sure the moms that have to come in for surgery
are provided with a pump and are given -- in some cases -- opportunity to
breastfeed as soon as they wake up from the anesthesia.  haven't heard (of
course, this is only anecdotal) of ANY lack of healing because of this.
 "Geeze lady, I'm sorry you need an emergency appendectomy, but since you are
breastfeeding, we'll have to postpone surgery until you have completely
weaned and your hormones are back to "normal."  Hope you don't die between
now and then."

This is it guys, I can't STAND it!

Jan -- whose button got pushed maybe even more than Jack's did!  And who will
definitely be opening a book store in the next few minutes.