well, i always told my players (rugby) that injuries result from a
poor fitness level...
caring for a baby or toddler usually doesn't help to maintain a
fitness level that keeps you from hurting yourself in a sport like
soccer.
i understand that she's talking about fibula and tibia in the same
leg? did the first fracture occur in a contact situation?
without proper physiotherapy to rebuild the muscle there could just
been an imbalance that resulted in the second fracture.

after giving birth to my second child i could not train properly and
had several ligament injuries - because i did not take the first one
seriously and always started to train too early, doing too little.
that used to work _before_ the young one arrived, but does not work
anymore.
with my first i had a similar experience (sprained ankles etc) for at
least 2 years pp, and she was nursed only 4 months.

so i guess the "mothering" is responsible, not the nursing.

hth,

nina

2010/8/18 ann marie & ray <[log in to unmask]>:
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> Ann Marie
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>>> Last fall I broke my fibula playing soccer, wore a cast for 6 weeks and
>>> it healed just fine.  In April, I broke my tibia (again playing soccer) and
>>> was non weight bearing for 5 weeks.  I've been weight bearing for over 8
>>> weeks now and still have pain with daily activities.  My physical therapist
>>> and my family doc said that they expected my symptoms to be decreasing
>>> faster and we all expected that I would be back to running by now.  I am
>>> nursing my 15 month-old 8-10 times in a 24 hour period.
>
>>> I had my vitamin D level and calcium level checked when I had this second
>>> break.  My vit D was 15 and my calcium was within the normal range (I can't
>>> remember exactly what it was).  I have been taking Vit D (2,000/day) since
>>> then.
>
>>> My questions are...Do lactating women heal fractures slower than
>>> non-lactating?  Am I at a higher risk for a non-union fracture because I am
>>> lactating?  Does lactation have anything to do with this? Thank you for your
>>> thoughts.
>>>
>>> -Anna Swanberg
>>> LLL Leader Sequim/Port Angeles WA, USA
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