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Re: breastfeeding and healing
From:
Jan Aken <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 7 May 2005 13:28:18 -0700
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Regarding Breastfeeding and not healing because of Relaxin.
Where do these doc's come up with such tales??
At our hospital moms breastfeed as soon as they are awake from the
complete gamut of surgical procedures. No one as said they need to stop
because Relaxin is slowing the healing process.
I would like to see the reference to that statement too.
Jan Aken RN IBCLC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lactation Information and Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Claudia G. RN/IBCLC
> Sent: Saturday, May 07, 2005 11:11 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: breastfeeding and healing
> 
> Please help! I have a mom who is breastfeeding her 6 month old and
needs to
> have surgery on her elbow.  The orthopedic dr told her that she would
have  to
> wean her baby before he would perform the surgery because the same
hormones
> that relax the pelvis are still in her body because she is
breastfeeding and
> she  won't heal fast enough.  I read that relaxin is high in the milk
but do
> you  think this is what he means?  I told her to ask him for the
reference he is
>  using but she wanted me to post to see what you'all say!
> Thanks!
> Claudia Globerger RN/IBCLC
> 
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