This is interesting Claire...

But I think IT IS saying these babies have more fluids in their 
systems...
The hyponatremia, low sodium, could be really be normal sodium 
distributed in
too much water...

Jen O'Quinn

On Jul 26, 2005, at 5:10 PM, Claire Bloodgood wrote:

> Something I came across today on the Health eLearning website seems 
> related
> to our discussion of whether babies born with epidural took on excess 
> fluid.
>
> "Though using a dextrose solution during labor, particularly in 
> conjunction
> with oxytocic augmentation (oxytocin is a powerful anti-diuretic) is
> not 'best-practice', it still occurs today. This can result in 
> hyponatremia
> in mother and baby and hypoglycemia in the baby.
>
> ** Hyponatremia in newborns is associated with convulsions, respiratory
> distress, feeding difficulties and excess water loss after birth.**
> (emphasis mine)
>
> Hypoglycemic infants are often separated from their mothers for
> observation, serial blood testing and treatment. These factors will all
> interfere with the initiation of breastfeeding and carry a high risk of
> early supplementation with formula - a factor found to be associated 
> with
> decreased duration of breastfeeding."
>
> So these babies do pee more, but not necessarily because they have more
> fluid in their systems.
>
> -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC

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