Hi Renee,
You may have already had some responses to your question. I'll be interested to see what others say when I have the chance to catch up! I wouldn't be worried about the Clomid per se, but the reason she needs to take it in the first place. Does she have a history of PCOS? Diabetes? Thyroid dysfunction? Endocrine abnormalities? All these things can lead to low milk production and will need to be assessed post-natally. Hope that is helpful.
Anne Duret, RN
Maternity Care Coordinator
Lactation Counselor
687-6251
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Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 9:14 PM
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Subject: Milk supply and Clomid
Dear wise ones
A friend of mine is trying to conceive with Clomid. She told me tonight
that the literature says that it causes low milk production. She is afraid this
means she won't be able to breast feed. I am looking up info but so far
have not been able to find the answer. My common sense side of the brain tells
me that the hormones in the Clomid would cause a decrease in an already
lactating woman, but not months later after a normal birth. Do any of you have
any knowledge on this, or can you point me in the right direction. I am having
trouble looking on the archives, (won't take my user ID for some reason).
Just FYI, she conceived her last baby on Clomid, and gave birth in July, at
24.6 weeks. The baby died a week later. She was able to pump an ounce of
milk when it came in one time, and after that nothing. Her breasts never got
engorged, even after she stopped pumping when her baby died. She keeps saying
that she sees it as God's way of telling her it was His will. Have you seen
this phenomenon before? Her due date was supposed to be Oct. 30th so this
is a hard time for her. Her doctor has ok'd her ttc efforts now, but she has
the breastfeeding questions. She never planned to breastfeed until she gave
birth prematurely and I talked to her about it, now she wants to breastfeed
if at all possible.
Renee Drake RN CLC
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