Dear Friends:

Our biologic template is for babies to breastfeed shortly after birth; this
prevents postpartum hemorrhage.

Now here is a study showing that the drugs given after labor to prevent PPH
also prevent some breastfeeding. Is that crazy?

The author says that there isn't enough evidence to warrant changing
practice.

Can we afford the time, money and materials to inject synthetic pitocin in
an IV bag using a syringe when a nursing baby could do the trick? How much
more crap can our landfills absorb?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8231144.stm

"*Drugs commonly used to treat bleeding after birth may hamper a woman's
ability to breastfeed her baby, research suggests.*

The study, which appears in the journal BJOG, suggests the drugs may impede
milk production. The Swansea University team also confirmed high doses of
painkilling drugs have a similar effect. The findings may help to explain
the limited success of efforts to increase breastfeeding rates in the UK"

warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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