Debbie,
Thank you so very much for your reply!!!!   I will forward the information/links to my friend, and if anything unusual develops, I will let you know.

Take care,
Amy


On Feb 11, 2015, at 12:39 AM, Debbie Tobin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Goodness Amy, I feel for your friend, it sure looks hormonal. She would not 
> be the first to have these type symptoms during and/or after weaning:
> 
> 
> <<http://www.fertilethoughts.com/forums/australia/424345-perimenopause-after
> -childbirth.html>>
> 
> <http://www.mamapedia.com/article/night-sweats-during-weaning-is-this-normal
>> 
> 
> 
> You say all labs normal, wondering if that included hormone levels? If  
> not, she could get those levels drawn then wait it out, or Maybe, wild  idea: ? 
> consider some pumping ? and see what happens, see if she feels  better, 
> then *very gradually wean off pumping. She still may rebound to  some of the 
> same symptoms after weaning off pump, even ever so  gradually. 
> 
> Will be watching Lactnet to see how it goes, how long it last.
> 
> 
> Debbie Tobin RN, BSN
> Fairfax County, Virginia suburbs  outside the Washington DC beltway
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In a message dated 2/11/2015 12:00:30 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> 
> My  friend, a 36 y/o G2P2, has a 2-1/2 year daughter who recently self  
> weaned.  Since weaning 1 month ago, mom has experienced a myriad of  symptoms 
> that remain unexplained and she wondered if it could be due to  hormonal 
> changes as a result of weaning?  Prior to weaning, mom stated  she "never felt 
> better!"  She is not pregnant. She exercises regularly,  eats and healthy 
> diet and is of normal BMI.
> 
> Here are some  symptoms:  headaches and nausea, irregular menstrual 
> bleeding occurring 2  weeks s/p last menses,
> fatigue, hot flashes, fever, chills, night sweats,  emotional changes 
> (anger: highly atypical for her).  All of her lab work  has been normal (thyroid, 
> too).
> Any thoughts?  
> 
> Thanks for any  ideas.   : )
> Take care,
> Amy
> 
> Amy Wagner, BS, RNC, CCES,  IBCLC
> 
> 
> 
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