Re:  Monica's post on dry eyes.  There is a connection between dry eyes and
breastfeeding which is referenced in the lit.  I don't have a copy in front
of me but will get it when I go to my office.  I remember because I wrote an
abstract for it for Breastfeeding Abstracts a few yrs ago.  Researchers
discovered an affect of hormones of preg. and bfg which affected corneal
curve.  The same thing occurs again to some women during menopause.  Lisa (I
think) posted a response to this question remarking about how her contacts
bothered her during this time.  The advice the clinicians gave was to avoid
fitting women for contacts during this time, and to delay prescribing for new
glasses.  The sit. is usually temporary.  This mother certainly has the
double whammy because of the other med. problems.  I imagine she is
uncomfortable.  Her docs aren't uninformed, but perhaps if she knows the
worsened status of her cond. is prob. temp.  she can hang on to her bfg.
until the hormones moderate.
Barbara Wilson-clay, BSE, IBCLC
priv. pract. Austin, Tx