Hi All,
'Tis been a long time since I have been able to post to the list (or read
for that matter!).  I have been very busy with the kids and the new house
and a number of other life things.  I have missed you all tho!

OK, now to business.  I have two questions:

1)  PJ (my now 2 yr old) must again undergo oral surgery (thanks to his big
brother) and have a tooth removed.  Again, I am having to "fight" with the
anesth about BF before surgery.  He said no BF 6 hrs before  - I told him
unacceptable.  I told him what I do (CLE) and he agreed to 4-5 hrs.  Still
unacceptable to me.  He told me that breastmilk is considered a solid,
curdles in the stomach and if aspirated causes serious problems, yada
yada...I am tired of being unable to prove one way or the other what
breastmilk is considered.  Is it considered a solid or a clear liquid?  I
have references that show it is OK to BF up to 3 (or even 2) hrs pre-op.  I
will bring these to him.  But I need documentation on whether breastmilk is
a solid or a clear liquid.
PJs surgery is this Friday.  BTW, I am totally comfortable BF up to 2 hrs
before surgery...did it last time with no ill effects at all, and the anesth
last time agreed to a "big" BF 3 hrs pre-op and "little" BFs for comfort if
neccessary up to 1.5 hrs pre-op.  Wish I could get him again...


2)  A mom with an 8 mo old baby went to her dentist for teeth
whitening/bleaching.  They did the trays and ordered all the stuff, then the
mom told the dentist "Oh, I am still BF".  The Dr now refuses to give her
the stuf to bleach her teeth saying she MUST wean the baby first.  Mom
called the company which refused to send her a list of ingredients. Mom
asked if it was a safe product to use while BF to which she was told 'We
don't know, no mom will risk her childs health to let us test'.  So, anyone
have any refernces on the safety of teeth bleaching and BF?
How about you Tom?  Jack?  Rob?

Please e-mail privately and to the list.

Thanks all for any help you can give.

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Jay Simspon, CLE

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