I have a 35 y.o. first time mother who is being told her joint pain and loss of 
circulation in extremities could be tied to breastfeeding, and she is being told to 
pump and dump for six days while on Medrol in decreasing dose from 24 mg 
on first day to 4 mg on sixth day,  to be followed by prednisone afterwards.  
First question: is pump and dump necessary with Medrol?

She gave birth one month premature, c-sect following hypertension, mother 
lost ³lot² of blood, took iron for six weeks.  A lot of swelling during preg, 
subsided two weeks following birth, and then mother started noticing joint pain 
in hands and feet, progressing to loss of circulation in fingers and toes several 
times a day.  Tested neg for rhumotoid arthritis, test for Lupus not back yet.  

MD suggests this may be caused by hormones relating to breastfeeding, 
suggests weaning.  COULD this mother¹s condition be related to *breastfeeding 
hormones* specifically????
TIA Sue Jacoby, IBCLC