>If pitocin has a half life merely three minutes, could you explain why pitocin >causes edema in the mother for such a long period after the birth? This is not my expertise, but it is my understanding that it is not the pitocin itself that causes the edema, rather it is the fluid through which the pitocin is administered. In the "old days" I am told pitocin was given by injection or in a pill under the tongue. I imagine there was not the same problem with edema as there is now. Other problems, but not that one. I know there are others on this list who have much more expertise than I in this topic, so please, correct me if i am wrong. Naomi Bar-Yan *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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