I have a mother expecting her 2nd child at the end of July. She has had a pituitary adenoma and hyperprolactaemia for 5 years. The tumour is located beside the optic nerve. She has been on bromocryptine then dostinex to reduce the tumour with no effect. She has been off these medications in order to fall pregnant and during the pregnancy. Mum developed gestational diabetes during her first pregnancy 51/2 years ago and is now a diet-controlled diabetic. She was unable to successfully breastfeed her first baby due to difficulties with attachment-engorgement-mastitis-refusal in the early weeks. She produced and is producing lots of colostrum due to the hyperprolactaemia. She is very, very keen to breastfeed this time. She has been advised she can only breastfeed for 3months in case it speeds the growth of the tumour (possibly causing blindness). She would be very grateful for any information and suggestions for managing her lactation this time. TIA Ruth Fiedler Breastfeeding Counsellor, Australia *********************************************** 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