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NYfirelady
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 Posted: Jul 17, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: breastfeeding and nausea |
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| ok I thought the HG was all over, but i am now getting nauseas when i pump or breast feed. does or has anyone else experienced this? any advice? |
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krdoty
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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Can you tell if the nausea is related to the uterine contractions? If so, those contractions should start easing up pretty quickly. Aside from that...I have no idea.
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terrierhead
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2008 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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I've actually gotten the nausea and vomiting back as breast feeding has slowed down.
Are you still having the uterine contractions?
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SarahD
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I get really thirsty when I breastfeed and still get nauseas if I'm slighty dehydrated. Make sure you drink plenty of fluids and maybe lie down to nurse.
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NYfirelady
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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| No I am not feeling the uterine contractions anymore. I think they have stopped. Maybe its the hydration thing. I delivered a week ago yesterday, and the picc line was taken out right after the baby was delivered. Maybe I need to keep my fluid intake up. Thanks for the advice. |
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krdoty
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| Posted: Jul 17, 2008 6:14 pm Post subject: |
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Oh, I hope it's just mild dehydration! Please let us know how it goes.
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bellasmama
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It could also be the release of the relaxing hormones that allow for milk let down. Especially early on with Bella, I found that the "calming"effect of nursing was pretty strong, and at times even overwhelming. It has made me feel woozy & a little nauseous. Just in case its hydration related try to get in the habit of drinking a big glass of water at every nursing session.
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kyatksn
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When Rhylan was ity bity, I would get a feeling like I was going to pass out while nursing. Not like fainting when I was pregnant, it was different- almost an overwhelming feeling like I was going to fall asleep sitting straight up, and the world seemed "off balance". Is that sort of what you are feeling? I don't know if it was bouncing back from HG or the "relaxing hormones", but it did pass.
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SarahD
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Kylla,
I did the same thing! With both boys. Why do happy hormones make you sleepy?
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alfiehenry
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that TOTALLY happened w/ my first...every time i had let-down, i'd get a big fat wave of nausea. so, in her misguided wisdom, my OB told me to take reglan (had taken it during pg #1 but didn't realize it was the devil). so that started a vicious cycle of being depressed/having the sinking feeling all the time. y uck.
not sure what causes it...hormone rush, probably. with baby #2, i never had that problem AT ALL. of course, i had not so much as touched a reglan in about a year at that point, too 
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krdoty
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| Quote: | | When Rhylan was ity bity, I would get a feeling like I was going to pass out while nursing. Not like fainting when I was pregnant, it was different- almost an overwhelming feeling like I was going to fall asleep sitting straight up, and the world seemed "off balance". |
Oh, I had that happen too! That actually lasted for me as long as I was nursing, though it happened less often as Norman got older. Eventually it only happened in the evening during his cluster feeds. I just chalked it up to being sleep deprived.
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bethanyk
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Oh, yes. This is why I ended up formula feeding. It was so bad I would start dry-heaving while nursing and really, really feared I would  on the baby. I tried to give it time to see if it was just post-delivery HG hanging on, but it continued and I would just get the worst waves of nausea every time I nursed. I hope it goes away for you and you are able to continue nursing if that is what you want to do. I felt really guilty for quitting nursing, but in the end it was the right decision for the baby and me.
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Lianna
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Huh, this is REALLY interesting to me.
Kylla, I also get that exact feeling. It's like it takes everything in me to stay awake. For me it was specific to when my milk lets down.
I have exprienced this with all 3 of my kids (still am) and I recently came across this website http://www.d-mer.org/
I have long thought that it was hormone related for me and was curious if it was in anyway connected to HG as well.
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