[blparent] breast feeding

[Robert Shelton]

>Oh, and then there's Reglan.  My advice to anybody who is offered this
prescription drug as a choice is to remember the >Ragan years and just say
no!  The drug is usually used to combat acid reflux, and in some cases, it
has been shown to >increase milk supply.  

Many on this list already know my opinion on reglan, but it's worth saying
again.  My wife was prescribed this stuff for stomach issues -- nothing to
do with nursing.  She developed tardive diskinesia, a condition which
presents as uncontrolled muscle twitches -- think Parkinson's on steroids.
Praise the sweet lord, the symptoms gradually went away after she quick
taking the stuff, but this was a very bad experience.  Now I occasionally
see these wonderful lawyer commercials looking for clients who took reglan
with the idea of suing, oh, I don't know -- doesn't matter.  Anyway, if your
M.D. does recommend this stuff, lease do your research and ask hard
questions.  I just feel extremely fortunate that, at least im our case, the
effects proved to be temporary.  Apparently, this is not always the case.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto [mailto:jopinto at msn.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 5:25 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] breast feeding

Hi.  Please also keep in mind that massage or nipple manipulation during
pregnancy will, first of all, not increase your milk supply, and secondly,
it can be very dangerous because it can stimulate uterine contractions
before you or your baby are ready to have them.

Once you are ready to start breastfeeding, if you find that your milk supply
needs a boost, there are supplements you can use.  The best one I found was
called More Milk Plus, and I got it at motherlove.com.  There's also goat's
rue, which is available in a capsule and also in a tea.

Then there are all sorts of folk remedies that are supposed to build milk
supply.  I think I tried every single one of them--eating oatmeal or carrots
or purple cabbage leaves, drinking Stout beer with salt peanuts, I don't
remember what all.

Oh, and then there's Reglan.  My advice to anybody who is offered this
prescription drug as a choice is to remember the Ragan years and just say
no!  The drug is usually used to combat acid reflux, and in some cases, it
has been shown to increase milk supply.  But a great many women have
debilitating fatigue as a side effect.  I was one of them.  Not just the
kind of fatigue where you feel worn out.  I had fatigue that made walking
from the couch to the kitchen almost insurmountable.  I would hear my baby
crying and feel absolutely physically unable to get up and do anything about
it.  The hard part about the drug, too, is that you have to build up slowly
on it, and go down slowly when you want to get off.  So even if the
immobilizing fatigue takes you over and you start cutting back your doses,
it might be a week or more before you can stop taking Reglan entirely.  And
then more time has to go by for the residual effects to get out of your
system.  It was at least a few months before I felt like myself again after
taking Reglan.  At the very least, I would advise anyone to research the
drug thoroughly on the Internet, and then try to have help with baby care
till you find out how Reglanwill affect you.

Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: sharon howerton
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 3:56 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] breast feeding

Tatyana, in my opinion, breast feeding is a very natural thing. Some people
have a lot of milk; some do not. Some babies latch on and feed easily; some
do not in spite of Mom's best efforts. I personally would agree with your OB
that there is not a lot to do right now if you are pregnant. Wait until the
baby gets here and then worry about breast feeding. Breast feeding or amount
of milk has nothing to do with vision or lack of it, and if it doesn't work
out doesn't mean you are not a good mom.
Sharon
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