> My client has hypothyroid and is on Synthroid. She said that her levels > are very high now with the medication and her physician wants it to remain > above normal. She is having a challenge with her milk supply. There are > other issues that we are addressing, but I wondered if the thyroid could be > a factor. I've seen his several times. It seems to me that the extreme restlessness of the mother that is caused by the hyperthyriod, could cause problems with MER. But maybe there is something more physical involved. In these cases the problems resolved after the thyroidlevels returned to normal. Some of these women needed to supplement, and returned to exclusive breastfeeding afterwards. regards, Annelies Bon Lay counsellor of the Dutch bf organization "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk" *********************************************** 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