>I have a mom of a beautifully gaining 6 week old who was just in for her 6
>week check up.  After early on struggling with positioning induced sore
>nipples, an "ear infection" (doctors disagree) in her 4 day old, antibiotics
>for a presumed "to prevent mastitis" in both breasts (it didn't appear that
>way to me.....) she is now presenting to me with enjoying breastfeeding, but
>"these darn sweats every time I nurse, but also in the middle of the night I
>wake up drenched from sweat"  (but not during a nursing at that time.) She
>will sweat not only on her arm where the baby's head is   ( we talked about
>cotton cloth under his head etc..)  and under her breast, as well as her
>whole scalp and back of neck.

Karen, I'm not sure about the thyroid effects, but as Editor of the Nursing
Mothers' Association of Australia Newsletter, I have a letter from a Member
(herself a health professional) who experienced excessive sweating while
breastfeeding. She also talked to another mother with similar symptoms. She
presumed it was caused by 'hormone dumping' following the birth. Although
it was not mentioned in the letter, I guess it's possible these mothers had
thyroid disorders. Does anyone else know anything about other possible
causes of this?

Joy Anderson IBCLC, NMAA Breastfeeding Counsellor
Perth, Western Australia
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