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Breastfeeding Is Normal presents: A Breastfeeding Advocacy Chat #28
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14 mamas in attendance

11:17:33 mod_ariana Hello
11:25:00 bunnymom hi- are you 2 here early for the scheduled chat?
11:26:03 mod_ariana It starts at 9am, but sometimes if we get a few people in here we start having fun sooner.  ;)
11:26:21 mod_ariana Well that'd be 9am where I am, I mean at the hour
11:26:33 bunnymom that's noon here
11:26:57 mod_ariana Isn't everyone here on the West Coast?  :P
11:27:02 bunnymom its a casual chat today right- no set topic
11:27:07 mod_ariana Right
11:27:13 Host_Housepoet good morning!
11:27:16 mod_ariana though we do have some topics to discuss informally
11:27:19 bunnymom good morning
11:27:21 mod_ariana or at least one topic
11:27:28 bunnymom what is that?
11:27:30 mod_ariana Right  Host_Housepoet
11:27:38 Host_Housepoet I missed it?
11:27:39 Host_Housepoet what?
11:27:52 mod_ariana I was saying we had one topic we wanted to discuss today
11:27:55 mod_ariana the pool thing
11:27:56 bunnymom what is the informal topic?
11:27:59 Host_Housepoet oh right
11:27:59 mod_ariana Do you have a link?
11:28:06 Host_Housepoet woman!
11:28:10 Host_Housepoet I just got IN here
11:28:13 Host_Housepoet give me a second
11:28:14 Host_Housepoet ;)
11:28:22 mod_ariana sorry
11:28:23 Host_Housepoet I wasn't even sure I was going to be here 5 minutes ago!
11:28:24 Host_Housepoet haha
11:28:32 Host_Housepoet *whip*
11:28:36 bunnymom i have not been on the computer for a while due to illness so i am not up to date
11:28:37 mod_ariana I've had coffee and Monkees so my morning is in full swing!
11:28:45 Host_Housepoet that you are my dear!
11:28:54 mod_ariana Actually I can get the link
11:28:57 mod_ariana if you want
11:29:00 mod_ariana I know where to go
11:30:08 bunnymom can i ask a basic bf question that is not advocacy related
11:30:12 mod_ariana Ok, here http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/6005947/detail.html
11:30:17 mod_ariana Oh sure  bunnymom
11:30:22 mod_ariana We love to try to help
11:30:32 mod_ariana though obviously we aren't medical professionals or anything.  ;)
11:30:58 Host_Housepoet http://www.mlive.com/news/aanews/index.ssf?/base/news-16/1136994078120310.xml&coll=2&thispage=1%3Cbr%3E
11:31:00 Host_Housepoet that's another one
11:31:03 bunnymom where can i get correct info on meds and bf-as opposed to the pdr that just basicaaly says no to everything
11:31:13 Host_Housepoet cassandrakfreaq!
11:31:24 bunnymom prob better that you arent ;)
11:31:24 mod_ariana There's a few links, give me a sec to find them
11:31:27 cassandrakfreaq hi guys its been frever
11:31:58 cassandrakfreaq sorry NAK with a one year old so he is pressing keys lol
11:32:19 bunnymom lol i am nak with 3 yo
11:32:25 Host_Housepoet is this the one you have A?
11:32:26 Host_Housepoet http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/6005947/detail.html
11:32:29 Host_Housepoet yes that's the right onw
11:32:40 mod_ariana http://www.kellymom.com/health/meds/index.html
11:32:50 mod_ariana That's a list of pages with info on meds
11:32:51 cassandrakfreaq oh lord hahaha that sounds like a challenge
11:33:06 bunnymom thanks
11:33:44 mod_ariana bunnymom if you don't find what you need there let me know and I'll try to find another link
11:33:59 bunnymom you wouldnt believe this nurse practitioner i saw last week- she wanted to give me diuretics and when i asked if it would interfere with my breastmilk she said it would be better if it did and just dried up my milk!
11:34:04 bunnymom thanks
11:34:33 cassandrakfreaq wow....I would have gone home in cuffs if someone said that to me
11:34:38 cassandrakfreaq not really
11:34:44 cassandrakfreaq but she would have gotten yelled at
11:34:44 mod_ariana :<
11:34:55 mod_ariana Man I hate it when people are like that
11:34:58 bunnymom i guess she doesnt approve of nursing toddlers
11:35:17 cassandrakfreaq she is a nurse.....as a professional she should keep her lousy opinion to herself
11:35:27 cassandrakfreaq its completely uncalled for
11:35:39 mod_ariana Oh doctors and nurses are always giving opinions on non medical things
11:35:42 mod_ariana Drives me crazy
11:35:48 cassandrakfreaq thats why I rarely go
11:36:07 mod_ariana Yep
11:36:21 cassandrakfreaq my sons doctor is so busy they don't notice if he mises and we are very selective in the shots he has so he doesn't really have a reason to go
11:36:27 mod_ariana We don't do well baby" visits anymore"
11:36:32 cassandrakfreaq I dont blame you
11:36:54 cassandrakfreaq I did at first because morg wasn't gaining any weight but since I got my confidence bakc I haven't been there
11:37:08 mod_ariana My docs office always wants to give nutrition advice
11:37:14 cassandrakfreaq he has gained a pound a month since he was born...im not worried
11:37:17 mod_ariana If I want nutrition advice I'll go to a nutritionist!
11:37:28 bunnymom yeah- she was trying to change my bp meds cause she didnt like the one i was on- said you cant take it bfing and just didnt like it in gen- now she had known me all of 10 mins in making these recommendations even though 4 docs and 2 lac specialist said
11:37:34 bunnymom that it was ok
11:37:36 cassandrakfreaq lol they tried to make me give him iron drops...I just said I would and threw them away
11:38:10 bunnymom she even told me to stop my asthma meds cuz of bf- of course where will she be when i am hosp and cant breathe-
11:38:22 mod_ariana One of the docs in the practice went on and on about how my son needed to drink milk
11:38:50 mod_ariana bunnymom did you find the meds you were looking for in the link I gave you?
11:39:01 cassandrakfreaq I never listen to my doctor or nurses when it comes to whether or not to BF while on medication....they jsut dont keep updated enough..I go to my pharmacyst and she looks it up on her palm pilot and  gives me all the correct info
11:39:07 bunnymom i am still looking but found one
11:39:11 mod_ariana cool
11:39:24 bunnymom thanks
11:39:30 mod_ariana cassandrakfreaq that's great you have a good pharmacist.
11:39:35 mod_ariana some of them don't stay up to date either
11:39:38 bunnymom yeah she supposedly looked it up on hers
11:39:50 bunnymom most are just cya you know
11:39:54 mod_ariana I'm kinda excited because I ordered Dr. Hale's Medications in Mother's Milk
11:40:01 mod_ariana I don't have it yet but I will soon, hopefully
11:40:23 Host_Housepoet I'm so stoked that you are going to have that book!
11:40:50 cassandrakfreaq yeah I am lucky they had wanted to run a test because an endocrinoligist thinks I have PCOS and the doctor said I would have to quit nursing for 24 horus...I really didn't want to and the pharmacyst looked it up and I didn't have to they had done tests
11:40:52 kittn how much does that book run?
11:41:02 cassandrakfreaq and found that nothing is secreted into the BM
11:41:18 mod_ariana Host_Housepoet it still hasn't shipped though
11:41:23 Host_Housepoet ohhh
11:41:50 cassandrakfreaq I know my LLL carries that book in their library..I should check it out cuz I hear so many good things about
11:42:00 cassandrakfreaq its like a desk reference right?
11:42:06 mod_ariana Yes
11:42:18 mod_ariana http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/096362198X/002-5309460-7915212?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155
11:42:25 mod_ariana There's the book on amazon
11:42:37 mod_ariana Host_Housepoet do you have the link to Dr. Hale's forum board?
11:42:44 Host_Housepoet yes
11:42:56 Host_Housepoet http://neonatal.ama.ttuhsc.edu/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi?pg=topics&access=guest
11:43:07 cassandrakfreaq great
11:43:33 mod_ariana Not all the info is on the forums, but it can help you find some info
11:44:36