I saw a case today of a woman with a 2 1/2 month old who had been 
breastfed almost exclusively (avg 2 oz/day supplementation) until 8 days ago 
when she had a copper IUD placed. Within 2 days her breasts went from often-
uncomfortably full to flacid and empty. Barely able to manually express drops 
and baby angry and refusing the breast. 
THere were no other dietary or life changes.
SPeaking with a colleague it seems that this happens sometimes. Has anyone 
else seen this phenomenon recently with a copper IUD? Does the effect wear 
off after a while? Or will she need to have the IUD removed to get her milk 
supply back?
Any thoughts on what causes this response?
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Loretta Porta, RN, IBCLC
Merced, CA, USA

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