Dear friends, Several years ago I attended a conference at which I had heard that the IV fluids that a mom receives during labor may impact a baby's birth weight. Do any of you have information that supports this or was it anecdotal? The concern that I have has to do with increased fluid in the baby leading to very dilute first void resulting in possible questionable UDS results. I have witnessed fluid retention in areolar tissue which obviously impacts breastfeeding. The concern that I have regarding increased fluid in the baby has to do with mom having a +UDS but baby having a -UDS. In the past, when a mom is "+" she has had to pump and dump until confirmation of the UDS is done and/or until she has a "-" screen. We are in the process of reviewing our policies and procedures so I would appreciate any input you may have. Kathy Bowers, (hospital based) RN, IBCLC Washington State (Proud mom of blended family of 5 boys...now young men...sigh...) *********************************************** 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