We go to Seattle Children's in a few hours to get a blood draw and a physical from the neuro-surgery nurse. The blood test will show us if she's indeed fighting anything.
All those opposed to viruses, cry NAY!
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I just got off the phone with a BMT nurse at the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorder Service of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta . I had found out about them through a woman who had posted on a blog entry I stumbled across while combing the internet for information about breastfeeding during a pediatric BMT.
The commenter had noted that the BMT team at AFLAC enthusiastically supported her continuing to breastfeed her baby. I wrote her directly and got the contact information for the team she worked with.
The chat I just had with the nurse confirmed their policy of endorsing breastfeeding during BMT procedures. They believe it to be optimal nutrition for the baby, and even put the breastmilk in the NG tube (that runs through the nose down into the stomach) when or if the baby can't nurse directly due to mouth pain from the chemo. They haven't experienced any complications resulting from nursing.
It's crazy to me that there have been no studies done on this subject. Any of you who knows medical researchers, tell them to get on it! There is work to be done!
ZENmama out!
1 comment:
We're visualizing away over here. I admire your tenacity in following all the leads re: breastfeeding and hope all the positive information will lead to a happy conclusion. There's good karma in the air: one election down, one surgery to go!
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