Breast cancer and breastfeeding
This information came from a tag on Twitter at the weekend from a mum newly diagnosed with cancer weaning her baby from the breast prior to starting chemo. Hard enough I know but after the surgery she had been prescribed domperidone to control nausea – it stimulates milk production and no one seemed to know […]
Multiple Sclerosis and Breastfeeding
This is one of the chapters of the new book about breastfeeding with a chronic condition https://tinyurl.com/mbbebe8x . Please not there have been changes to the data from the book – update to book on the way So many people told not to breastfeed or to stop for medication. Hope this changes some of those […]
Anaesthesia and breastfeeding
I had the pleasure of working with a small team of anaesthetists for some time to develop guidelines so that breastfeeding mothers can have surgery, pain relief etc and continue to breastfeed as normal. The guideline also recommends support for the mother in terms of pumps, information and her baby nearby – not necessarily in […]
Lowering / stopping milk supply and Breastfeeding
Sometimes mothers want to reduce their breastmilk supply. I’ve provided some information and links on herbs and medications – some things have evidence of effectiveness, many do not. pdf lowering or stopping breastmilk supply Sometimes mothers experience problems with excessive milk supply especially when weaning. Others may need or wish to stop their milk supply […]
Pain relief for acute back injury and Breastfeeding
So many mums seem to injure their backs – maybe we need antenatal classes on how to lift your baby (and equipment!) or more assessment of post-natal damage. When pain has not resolved with simple painkillers (paracetamol and ibuprofen (taken regularly and at full dose) sometimes further treatment is necessary from professionals. This may help […]
Pain relief after birth and breastfeeding
I was recently asked for input in a guideline on pain relief for new mothers after birth. I was surprised to see it almost seemed to penalise breastfeeding mothers suggesting that if you are breastfeeding you cant have effective pain relief for more than 3 days even if you have had a c section. I […]