>I have been working with a mother   recently whose baby is sleepy to the
>extreme.  The baby is one week old and when she is asleep she is floppy as a
>rag doll.  We undressed her, changed her diaper, weighed her on a cold scale
>and she remained asleep and was as relaxed as a rag doll.
>
>Mother says at night she is more alert and active but not to the extreme.
>
>My question is this.  Mother had very high blood pressure prior to birth
>(190/?).  She was on magnesium through 24 hours after the birth.  She is not
>on any meds now.

I believe my sources say this is a possible side effect to high doses of
intravenous magnesium sulfate, but I haven't looked it up in quite awhile.

Arly (who is at home, not looking at her references)

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