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post-birth flow
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Diane Wiessinger <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 15 Jul 1997 10:57:16 +0100
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>I had a mom motion me frantically into her room at the hospital to
>tell me she had flow after she delivered.  She apparently thought one pops
>the baby out, and immediately one reverts to a pre-pregnant condition.

Come to think of it, other mammals sure make it look that way.  I know
gerbils don't seem to "seep" after birth.  Do dogs or cats or horses?
Surely not for long.  We seem to have the most messy genitals of any
mammal!  If she was raised on a farm, I can see why she'd panic...

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY

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