At 08:48 PM 3/27/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Count me in on this, too.  I was going to post tonight, anyway.  Mother
had 4th
>degree tear/episiotomy which was sewn up rather poorly.  Her MD also told her
>he won't do the repair work until the baby (now 7 + months) has weaned
because
>she won't heal until she is no longer nursing.
>
>References, please, either for or against this MD's position?

<rant>

ROFL! I just do NOT get this folks!! Um, hello?  How did the episiotomy
heal post partum? What about c-section moms who breastfeed? What,  they
never heal?  Give me a break. ;)  What *do* M.D.'s learn in med school??  I
suppose common sense isn't a required course......

How can they claim that breastfeeding mother's don't 'heal?'  when
obviously we *all* heal just fine after giving birth..... grrrrrrr.

As Dr. Jack would say, "where are the *doctor's* references?"

</rant>

Heidi Murphy
Peer Counselor, BSN Student