Re: milk hasn't "come in" @ 5+ days postpartum: "Could this
milk problem be related to medication she took to get pregnant?"

Sounds like it may be related to the reason she needed to take medication to
get pregnant, rather than to the med. itself. Did she notice breast changes
while preg.? Did she have primary amenhorrea? Sounds like maybe a hormone
imbalance.

Do the babies latch on & suck? Any audible swallowing? Urine & stool output
without supplementation? From your evaluation, does it seem like the babies
are getting milk when they nurse? Or is there just nothing?

Cathy Bargar, RN, IBCLC

-----Original Message-----
From: Shaya & Jessica Billowitz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 10:41 AM
Subject: Milk hasn't come in


Just came back from a woman, about 24, first birth, twins, vaginal birth.
She took medication in order to become pregnant.  She is 5 1/2 days + after
delivery and milk still has not come in.  I could express out a drop or two
but not more of what looks to me like an unusually clear liquid without any
whitish or yellowish tinge.  Twins are small, and she is starting to give
bottles.  All pumping efforts came up totally dry.  Any ideas?  Could this
milk problem be related to medication she took to get pregnant?
Thanks for your help in advance.

Jessica Billowitz