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Getting an epidural may hinder breastfeeding
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Source: MSNBC
NEW YORK - Some women who get epidural anesthesia during childbirth may have difficulty with breastfeeding in the short- and long-term, a new study suggests. Specifical
AbusyRN2go
20 days ago
3502 comments
This is true for some women depending on the length of time of the epidural
autumnfae23
about 1 month ago
18 comments
I had an epidural and breastfed successfully. In fact,I'm having a really hard time drying up. My daughter surpassed her birth weight within 5 days! I guess I'm a rare case....
abednigo2
about 1 month ago
84 comments
I administered epidurals for over 20 years to women in labor. In my particular experience most women who did not want epidural fell into three general categories: first many are afraid of epidurals and chose not to have them, secondly many wanted that natural experience and these were in fact more likely to breast feed their babies any way and thirdly there were the contraindications both relative and absolute for women not to have epidurals. Of course fentanyl could be the culprit.
Shan4691
about 1 month ago
1568 comments
interesting article