Question- Surgery & Breastfeeding

[Guest guest]

Hi- I wanted to pose this question to the moms in the group. Has

anyone continued to breastfeed during/after surgery?

I have a 15 month old daughter who still likes to breastfeed in the

mornings and evenings. It si not her primary source of nutrition but

a comfort thing. The nurse at the office told me there shoudln't be

a problem since she is older and not relying on it as her main

nutrition. I am just wondering how other people have handled this.

She has never been seperated from me and I am nervous about the

hospital stay and how she will handle it.

Amy

Fremont, CA

Pre-Op July 2!!!

BMI 44

[Guest guest]

I breast fed after a C-section but I refused all meds for pain except for 1

or 2 shots the first day after (that the doctor said would not cross over

into my milk). I had an epidural for delivery. You need to talk to the

doctor about the blood thinners, pain meds, etc. and if any will " cross

over " in your milk and could have an effect on your daughter's health. You

may pump and freeze some milk ahead and use this time to help her wean.

Your eating will also be cut so that it may be harder on you to get enough

water and fluids in and could cause you some real dangerous problems besides

slowing your healing process.

I know and understand the joys of breastfeeding...just be careful about your

own health!

Jerry, Pre-op, Dr. Booth, MS

>From: ayasud@...

>Reply-To: duodenalswitch

>To: duodenalswitch

>Subject: Question- Surgery & Breastfeeding

>Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 19:51:12 -0000

>

>Hi- I wanted to pose this question to the moms in the group. Has

>anyone continued to breastfeed during/after surgery?

>

>I have a 15 month old daughter who still likes to breastfeed in the

>mornings and evenings. It si not her primary source of nutrition but

>a comfort thing. The nurse at the office told me there shoudln't be

>a problem since she is older and not relying on it as her main

>nutrition. I am just wondering how other people have handled this.

>She has never been seperated from me and I am nervous about the

>hospital stay and how she will handle it.

>

>Amy

>Fremont, CA

>Pre-Op July 2!!!

>BMI 44

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks for the replies.

I guess I should be more specific. Is there anyone around here who

managed to continue breastfeeding through and after the surgery? I

am not interested in weaning my daughter. I appreciate the opinions

and I am sure that they come from a good place but the doctors staff

did seem to feel I could continue nursing, so I am looking for info

on how people have handled it.

Thanks!

Amy

Fremont, CA

DS/BPD July 2, 2001!!

[Guest guest]

> Have you asked your surgeon about this? I admire your devotion to

> your daughter and the choice to breast-feed. I am a fellow mom who

> nursed her daughter and I understand the benefits however I can't

> imagine that this is possible. Having a c-section is vastly

different

Well, Machelle- I spoke with Delphine at Rabkins office and she said

it was just fine. She seems to know what she is talking about in

general. Secondly, as I said in my first post, I am not producing

enough milk to support her- it is a comfort thing, not a nourishment

thing. She is, after all, almost 15 months old and eats regular food.

As, again, I said before, it would be different if she were a newborn

and relying on breastmilk for every bit of her nourishment, but it

just ain't so.

And BTW I didn't say anything about doing this behind my surgeon's

back. But thanks for the righteous indignation and stuff.

ALL I WANTED WERE SOME RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS.

And just FYI, I have gotten some private responses from some women

who have done the surgery and have continued to breastfeed with their

doctors help and that of a lactation consultant.

Amy Y.

Fremont, CA

[Guest guest]

Amy, what's the consensus? I'm thinking about getting pregnant as soon as medically possible after the surgery (I'll be 40 in the summer and my biological clock is louder than Big Ben) and I'm committed to nursing. Also, has anyone had a home birth after having this surgery? Has anyone been refused? Anyone had a FIRST pregnancy after this surgery?

Re: Question- Surgery & Breastfeeding

> Have you asked your surgeon about this? I admire your devotion to > your daughter and the choice to breast-feed. I am a fellow mom who > nursed her daughter and I understand the benefits however I can't > imagine that this is possible. Having a c-section is vastly different Well, Machelle- I spoke with Delphine at Rabkins office and she said it was just fine. She seems to know what she is talking about in general. Secondly, as I said in my first post, I am not producing enough milk to support her- it is a comfort thing, not a nourishment thing. She is, after all, almost 15 months old and eats regular food.As, again, I said before, it would be different if she were a newborn and relying on breastmilk for every bit of her nourishment, but it just ain't so. And BTW I didn't say anything about doing this behind my surgeon's back. But thanks for the righteous indignation and stuff.ALL I WANTED WERE SOME RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THIS.And just FYI, I have gotten some private responses from some women who have done the surgery and have continued to breastfeed with their doctors help and that of a lactation consultant.Amy Y.Fremont, CA----------------------------------------------------------------------