Hi everybody, I had a call from the husband of a women who had gall bladder surgery. The surgery was on Thurs morning. She was given something called Naprosyn (muscle relaxant??), was on Demerol and had a general anaesthetic. She pumped approximately 5 times for about 20 minutes each time on the day of the surgery and her baby was fed formula from a bottle. She nursed her baby all day Friday and according to her husband everything seemed fine. Today (Sat) he says her milk is completely gone. The evidence of this is that the baby is fussy and fighting the breast (a bit nipple confused perhaps), when she tried pumping she was not able to get anything out and when she gave the baby a bottle he guzzled down 4 ounces. I feel that this is likely a case of nipple confusion mixed with some insecurities due to poor information, exhaustion, stress etc. but I wanted to double check with all of you. The only drug she is presently on is Tylenol 2. Is there anything with the surgery or the medication she was on at the time of surgery that would cause an incredible reduction in milk supply? Thanks Ericka Hardy LLL leader in Owen Sound, Ontario [log in to unmask]