I know of one mother who had enough hemorrhaging during delivery to be very anemic( I don't remember the exact details), and they did not transfuse her, but left her Hgb very low.  I was concerned that she might have Sheehan's Syndrome.  Her milk supply was terrible, then about 7 days after delivery, they decided to do a transfusion, and just treating the anemia caused her milk supply to rocket.  I suppose that different mothers can still produce enough milk at a certain Hgb level, while others cannot.

I know the docs have to weight the advantages vs. the disadvantages of giving transfusions, and they often opt. to give oral Fe supplements.  It also seems that different doctors decide to transfuse at different Hgb levels.   But if a mother's milk supply is terrible, I think they should give a transfusion to see if it makes a difference.  

If the mother you are speaking of still has quite a low Hgb, she may want to talk to her doctor and request a transfusion to see if it will remedy the situation.

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