I hope the most knowledgable bunch of people I know out there can help me.  I
have a mom diagnosed 8 weeks ago with dilated cardiomyopathy.  This is damage
to the heart muscle.  It is not from substance abuse, postpartum, genetic, or
known viral.  Mom is nursing a three year old but was planning on getting
pregnant when this was discovered by accident during an echocardiogram.  Mom
is currently on Vasotec, but beta-blockers are being considered.  She is
asymptomatic now.  Her questions are, can she still nurse three year old on
beta-blockers, and does anyone have information on cardiomyopathy and
pregnancy.  Thanks for all your knowledge.

Janice Conover
Racine, Wisconsin