sure it's infuriating, but we can't ethically advise someone to lie to their
doctor (hey, they can come up with that idea on their own), and yes, it IS the
doctor's business whether the baby is still breastfeeding. not because of this
weird belief about bf influencing the hematocrit, but because the doctor needs
to know this is normal and not something to be disrupted because of his
ignorance about the validity of a particular test. this woman should either
express her disagreement with the doctor's advice and seek to come to an
agreement as to how to handle his concerns about the hematocrit, or find a
different doctor and let the previous one know why they left his practice.

carol brussel IBCLC