PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for September, 2002: Re: Question about breastfeeding & PCOS

Re: Question about breastfeeding & PCOS

From: DGB (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 10:23:32 -0500 (CDT)

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I have PCOS, diagnosed before DD#1 and now continuing as I TTC #2. I'm still breastfeeding my 2yo (hey--when you have such a hard time having him in the first place, you tend to give them the best if not more....ya know?). I didn't really have a hard time at all--if anything for quite a while I OVERproduced. I can see that the opposite might be true for some women however, since one woman with PCOS could have a completely opposite hormonal profile than another woman with PCOS. One of the things that gets most in the way of successful breastfeeding is not putting the baby to the breast often enough. It requires feeding every 2-3 hrs (from start of one feed to start of the next, not end of one to start of the next) and otherwise on demand without supplementing with formula. Unfortunately the medical community (which we've all become cynical enough about in our PCOS days) is all to eager to get in the way. GL to your friend! Deanna

At Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Kerri wrote: >
>Dear Ladies,
> I know pregnancy is a hard area for women like us to talk about so I
>apologize in advance if asking these questions upset anyone who is trying and
>has been unsuccessful so far. But what I want to know about is PCOS and
>breastfeeding. My bestfriend has PCOS (as do I) and she used ivf to have a set
>of twins, during her pregnancy she was on bed rest and then had a C-section,
>she was determined to breastfeed but tried a few times and was unsuccessful in
>doing so. Later her Dr. explained that women with PCOS have a much harder time
>breastfeeding than other women, has anyone here been pregnant and successfully
>breastfed their baby or babies? Also if anyone has any good references for me
>to read or prepare about I would appreciate the information. Thank you in
>advance!
>
> Kerri

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