Well, they told her that the drugs she would be given would not cross the placenta.....but in Hale they Pregnancy rating C (Carboplatin) and D(Taxol) so I don't know why they told her that. Since she is getting a hysterectomy at the birth, this is her last biological baby. Any ideas if and when she can breastfeed after surgery? She will have an epidural for the birth and then be put under for the rest of the surgery. Seems like a lot of drugs. I would suggest donor milk (either banked or from a friend) even though our hospitals here - even the children's hospital "don't do that" but if not could the baby survive on sugar water till mom is awake enough to breastfeed? It may be several hours. I know they will be getting pressure to feed the baby something. thanks, micky *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html