Our hospital nutritionist came to me today. One of her patients is an athlete, and has gone back to her heavy duty running schedule now that her baby is 7 months old. This mom is complaining of muscle cramping and joint pain, which she has never had before.
Of course the nutritionist automatically wants to blame the breastfeeding. She also is wondering if the mother may be having this pain due to lack of calcium. This couldn't be related to lactic acid, could it?
Well, if anyone has some words of wisdom I would appreciate it ever so much.
Thanks,
Brenda Phipps, BS, IBCLC
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