<<<<<<Gail wrote; The reason this mom was told not to breastfeed for 48 hrs post op is to allow her body to clear the powerful anesthesia meds that a baby should not be exposed to-it has nothing to do with the 5 little incisions from a laparoscopic surgery.>>>>> Excuse me but WHAT anesthesia is that powerful??? General anesthesia is out of the body very shortly.....IV clears failrly quickly....what about locals for laproscopic? I have had IV sedation and anesthesia for several procedures over the years and felt pretty decent within a few short hours. Even nursed a thirteen month old once as I was coming out of IV sedation at the oral surgeon's. I understand your caution but this is really not necessary based on the half-lifes of current meds. Moms who have cesareans are able to nurse within an hour or two, even with a general. Mary Kay Smith, RN, IBCLC Canton MI *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html