Dear Lactnetters,
        A newly pregnant mom--7-8 weeks--diagnosed with
hypoparathyroidism.  Her parathyroid gland has disintegrated as if she'd
had it surgically removed.
        She want to bf.  OB is cautiously positive; endocrinologist not
sure b/c of calcium levels.
        Taking vitamin D (50,000 IU) and calcium tablets (2 a day, 250
mg) and prenatals.  Has been stable, ca level is 7.6.
        Has 2 year old whom she nursed w/supplementation for 5 months.
She was diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism about a  year ago--at first,
they thought she'd had a stroke.
        Dear experts, has anyone any info?  I couldn't find it in any of
my normal sources.  Sometimes this lack of information can be positive;
it means that there is little to connect that condition and difficulty
bf.....
        TIA
        Karen Zeretzke, MEd, IBCLC
        Baton Rouge, Louisiana