In a message dated 7/23/1 11:45:46 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<< >I am nursing my almost-four-year-old and my 6mo old.  i managed through
the

>pregnancy pretty well (even with PTL from 19 to 32 weeks) but the nursing

>aversion has kicked in hard since the birth of the wee little one :(>.

This makes me wonder about your hormones?


><<My nursing aversion is screamingly high :(  I was using homeopathics, but

>have stopped.  They WORK on the easy days, but not on the tough ones (i was

>taking sepia 30C 5tabs 3x a day and apis mefillica (sp?) same dosage).  I'm

>tied to about 30 pills a day, and it gets tiring.>>

In my experience, this is an odd way to use homeopathy. Was this prescribed
by a homeopath? If not, I strongly suggest you see one. A correct
constitutional remedy will not usually require such repeated use. While sepia
certainly fits the picture, perhaps if you contact or recontact the doctor,
(s)he will suggest a much higher dosage? Or reavaluate the remedy altogether.


><<I WANT to nurse my oldest son and he is NOT ready to stop at ALL.  but when

>we nurse, i get skin crawlies, hot flashes, irritable, nauseus, and this

>persists for an hour and affects nursing my baby who is 6 mos old(i feel

>the same sensations, just not as strongly) while it fades.>>

Again, this makes me wonder about your hormones. I would think you might find
vitex (chaste tree berry) tincture to be very helpful in this situation. As
an adaptogenic herb, it works on the pituitary gland to balance hormones,
which means it doesn't have the same effect on everyone who takes it.  You
could discuss this option with an herbalist or naturopath.

>

Rescue Remedy might also be helpful. The Bach Flower elm is particularly
useful for women having a difficult time with mothering or an aspect of
mothering, such as nursing.

Other than this, I would suggest bodywork as a good option for you. Perhaps
cranial sacral therapy or just massage. Do you have a good support system and
someone you can talk to about these feelings? While tandem nursing can be
wonderful, it can also be stressful and overwhelming. These are almost the
same ages of the children I tandem-nursed and there were certainly days when
I felt like I wanted to crawl out of my skin. Unfortunately, I didn't have
the same info I do now, or I would have definately gotten some bodywork.

Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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