This mom needs to go back to the cardiologist (or find another one) who
will do a complete work-up and find out what is causing her problem.   If
the medicine prescribed is not working after a week, her doctor needs to
know that so they can work together to get her functioning well.

Barb Berges, BS, RN, IBCLC
near Cleveland, Ohio



Date:    Mon, 29 Jul 2013 15:48:06 -0400
From:    Katherine Havener <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Helping a mom with arrhythmia

Hi there,

PTP.

I am looking for help for a mom that is dealing with arrhythmia.  Her baby
is 3 months old.  She says that she has had an irregular heart beat since
the night she got home from the hospital.  The cardiologist says she is
having an extra 1400 beats a day - she says that it is constant (not just
during breastfeeding) and she feels dizzy, tired and her chest feels off.
 She  has been on a med for the irregular heartbeat for a week and it has
not helped, and is contemplating giving up breastfeeding to test if it is
causing the problem.  She has had her thyroid tested and doc says it is
functioning fine.  Other meds/supps mom is on:  Colace for hemorrhoids and
pre-natal vitamins from Trader Joe's.

A quick look in the archives indicates to me that arrhythmia can happen as
a result of breastfeeding, but what can be done about it? This mom loves to
breastfeed - this is her second baby - but is at her end feeling so poorly.

Any help would be appreciated.

Very warmly,

Katherine Havener
LLL Leader, Livermore CA

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