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Lorri Centineo <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 31 Jul 1998 12:49:45 -0400
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Your post hit home as I've had a couple of these as of late myself. One
thing the often missing from the equation lactating woman NEEDS to
breastfeed and this womans anxiety and depression may be 90% not being
allowed the comfort of her own child and the confidence being allowed to
mother her child. Looking at the info I've got here, I can't figure out why
this woman had to pump and dump on vanco. Was she given the proper
information on the drug? I've gotten in the habit of suggesting to moms that
they get all the info on their prescribed medictions that they can and if
asked to p&d, push for an explanation. IMO moms get better faster from any
illnes when they have their babies with them in their room and can nurse,
even if it is only a couple of times a day. (They certainly don't get any
extra rest pumping and dumping.) It would be great to get both docs together
and discuss what meds the pediatrician will find acceptable.
Recently, a doc had a woman pump and dump while on prednisone. The mom got
hot with the doc and demanded complete info and the doc found out that the
pump and dump wasn't necessary and promptly moved a crib for her 4 month old
baby into the room, but if she hadn't yelled, the *verdict* would have
stood. After just one day of not nursing, that mom was a nervous wreck, I
can't imagine what THIS woman is going through. Another woman did not get to
bf her full term, but ill baby for ten weeks. She was beyond shakey and
tearful, nearly to the point of hysteria at times, and miraculously
tearfully happy after actually getting to nurse her baby just a few times.
Perhaps this mother's need to be "normal" and bf her beautiful baby might
outweigh the unknown hazards of her meds, but maybe she needs all the info
she can get to make an informed and "empowered" choice for herself and her
baby. This certainly doesn't seem to be the worst med choice for a bf woman,
just untried. Perhaps her pediatrician would agree to a couple of nursing
sessions a day?!? From the comments of several other women in this type of
position, being "helpless and powerless" is the worst way to begin life a a
mother. One woman termed it "inflicted post partum depression".
Lorri Centineo
I wrote an intro and can't find it, sorry. Will post that soon.


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