Dear all,

I'm mostly a lurker learning and enjoying all of your collective wisdom and
caring. However today is my day for questions and problems. I've just gotten
off the phone with a mom who has a problem I've never heard of and neither
has the pediatrition or neurologist. Mom would appreciate any ideas or
answers.

Mom has 8 month old baby, no bottles, only breast and solids. Mom's menses
returned in july, and in august, sept, and oct the baby has had this really
unusual reaction in her body. In the premenstrual PMS 3 - 4 days, baby first
starts to tilt her head to her shoulder slightly, then day by day it gets
more tilted and she gets more fussy and is acting like she hurts. Finally,
after the 3rd or fourth day, baby vomits, sleeps a long time, then wakes up
ok and no more more head tilting! They have checked baby out for neuro
problems and ruled them out. Mom takes nothing for PMS except occaisional
tylenol when her headache gets too bad. (Mom has slight PMS symptoms) Not on
any contraceptives. No other meds.

All I can figure is that it's something in the milk. I suggested for now
that she could pump during the ok time period and use that milk when the PMS
starts and pump and dump until her period is well underway and her body is
more back to normal(although I hate to do that). Do you have any other
ideas?????

Do you suppose the baby is sensitive to the hormone levels in the milk and
has her own type of PMS? I suggested she could ask to have her milk tested
for electrolytes and hormone levels. Would that be worth doing?

You all are great! Thank you for your ideas!

Kirsten Supancheck RN, BSN, IBCLC
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