Dear All, I saw a new mother who had Hodgkin's Disease about 10 yrs. ago. She had had radiation to her chest at the time and had been told that her breasts/ability to breastfeed in the future would not be damaged. She has a 15 day old baby who lost weight, gained some back but is now 6 oz. below birthweight. She is breastfeeding constantly but never seems satisfied. She looks alert and vigorous but extremely skinny. Her stools are bright bright green - quite a beautiful color but not the usual greeny-brownish. The mother is going back to the pediatrician today for a weight check and will call me later. She is wondering if the baby is just getting foremilk so is attempting to feed on one side for a longer time. The baby appears to latch-on well and to suck well. My question is what effect could the radiation have had? I have references to radiation to the breast for breast cancer, but no general ones. Have any of you had experience with this? Could she have lost glandular tissue to the radiation or suffered other damage? She did have breast changes/growth in pregnancy and milk was dripping from her breasts yesterday. Thank you, Janaki Costello, IBCLC, CCE, CD, LLLL in El Cerrito where the heat wave is over!