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> >Why would she have her prolactin
>>levels tested on day one?
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>Sorry, pregnant lady not making herself clear AGAIN! lol. Not from day one,
>she was having supply troubles in the beginning, baby was doing ok at the
>breast, but she never could feel a let down. Went to a check up for the
>babe and was told that he wasn't gaining well enough and they actually
>suggested that she move totally to formula. She was completely against this
>so she decided to supplement for a wile with an SNS. She pumped in addition
>to nursing on demand and could only get about 2-4 ounces a DAY. So after
>talking with her dr., they tested her prolactin. That's when she was told
>that the levels were terribly low. Does that make more sense? Also she's
>been tested for placental particles, nothing was found, her menses have
>returned.
Thanks Melisa - and best wishes with the baby!
I am still sticking to my original thoughts - if this baby was
supplemented early, then this is the most likely factor to have
affected her supply. Testing prolactin after the first few days or so
will show 'low' levels - see graphs in Riordan and Auerbach. After a
month, according to studies in R&A, prolactin levels are not related
to milk production. So we're back to mismanagement of early
breastfeeding, not hormone levels.
We have health advisers here whose first thought when confronted with
a poorly gaining baby is to move 'totally' to formula - so they
could well not know how to interpret what they were measuring when
they checked prolactin levels at any stage : (
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK
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