Actually in sclerotherapy the saline used is HYPERtonic very hypertonic - very high in Sodium Chloride. However, it should still have no effect on breastfeeding. It is only injected in very tiny amounts of it and the idea is that it should only effect the immediate area it is injected into, it should not be enough to affect her systemically. If it did, she'd have strange heart rythyms and die! So there should be no concerns about breastfeeding regardless. Michelle Meeks, RN -----Original Message----- From: Lactation Information and Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Nikki Lee Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 4:51 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: ridiculous advice Dear Friends: Can you believe what Jenny tells us, " She's been told that since the saline is injected directly in the vein, she will not be able to breastfeed for 48 hours afterwards." ?? I guess we should tell our mothers not to eat a bag of potato chips or a hot dog or canned soup either? The saline that is used in an intravenous is 0.9% NaCl, the natural salinity of tears, amniotic fluid, and supposedly the ancient Mother Ocean. The same salinity as the IV mothers receive in inductions and with epidurals and cesarean sections. Tell her to ask for the evidence, and to do it with a straight face. What idiotic advice! warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health: Lactation Consulting Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html