-----Original Message----- From: The Curries <[log in to unmask]> To: lactnet. <lactnet.> Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 06:06 Subject: cerebral aneurysm. > Hi everyone, > Please help me. On Friday we admitted a 40 yr old women with her >baby (born before arrival) who had a very high BP and was confused. Under >the care of a General Practioner. She was taken to theatre on Sunday for >retained products of conception. This is her 8th baby. The Physician did >a scan on her yesterday and found that she had a cerebral aneurysm. She >was transferred to ICU as a highcare patient to be treated conservatively >with decadron to reduce the intra-cranial pressure if this does not work she >will go to theatre. She is drowsy but is rousable. She is on the >following drugs. >Amikacin 100mgs daily >Nifedipine 500mgs TDS >Metronidazole 500 mgs TDS >Peridopril tertbutylamine 4 mgs daily >Cefotaxime 500mgs TDS. > They are poor people. I have been putting the baby to the breast - I >sat with her whilst the baby fed. The staff will take the baby down to ICU >to feed. I do not want to take the baby off the breast if it is not >necessary but what about drug interaction and what do you all think? The >Paed has given me the go ahead to keep on with breastfeeding. Her milk >supply is good and I can hear the baby swallowing. >TIA >Sincerely, >Barbie Currie. RN RM White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa. > > *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html