Herewith, a post forwarded from Kay Hoover, IBCLC:

I was hoping someone would please post it to lactnet.
G2 P2 L2
both babies were premature
mother is pumping
She is now 10 day postpartum.  Up to this point she has had copious milk 
production.  It is suddenly diminishing as it did with her first baby.  She 
is experiencing extreme muscle pain, such that she cannot pick up her 
toddler.  She gets hives all over her chest when she pumps and she is having 
trouble breathing.  Benadryl did not help last time.  Steroids were not 
presant to take last time.  If the same thing happens as did last time, in a 
few days her milk will be gone.
The only thing I could think of was to ask her primary if a referral to a 
reproductive endocrinologist would be appropriate.  The doctors were stumped 
last time and are just as stumped this time.
Please post to lactnet.
Kay




Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC
Wyndmoor, PA, USA

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