Oh my goodness Amy, that's so scary!!!! Do whatever the doctors tell you, you have to be a healthy mommy, it's important. Sending prayers that everything turns out okay. I'll be thinking of you.

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The mighty oak started out as a nut that held its ground.

Like everyone else has said you need to take of you! Let us know how things are going. Your in my prayers

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The last thing you need to worry about now is nursing your baby. This sounds as though it could be something serious and you need to get it addressed and follow your doctors orders. Are you eating and drinking enough?? Or do they have any explanation for why you're so dehydrated and losing so much wt so fast?

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I second that. You are doing them no good if you don't care of yourself. Nursing your baby is by far the best thing you can do for him, when you are healthy, but if it is a obstacle in getting you back to being 100% it's a sacrifice worth taking. There is no shame in that girl.
This sounds very serious and I would hate to think that your pride would get in the way of you getting the help you need. Please take head in what the doctors tell you after this meeting

((HUGS))

While bf your baby is greatly important.......to your baby you are of great importance to! You can't take care of your children if you don't take care of yourself. Please listen to the dr and I will be praying that God touches you in a mighty way!

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Take care of yourself!! My prayers are with you!

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~Happiness is a large family~

I think you need to reconsider your priorities. I can't imagine for the world putting nursing before my actual health, my ability to raise my kids, my ability to be there - healthy & alert and conscious for my children. It's great to nurse, but it's going to hurt your kids a lot more if you aren't around to raise them than it is for your child to move to a bottle after 7+ months of nursing.

Do what the doctor tells you & be well.

Has your doctor ruled out Diabetes or Hypoglycemia??

I'm really sorry that you're going through all this. As another nursing mom, I know how hard it would be for me to be told that I have to quit. BUT, it sounds like you could have a serious health problem that affects not only you, but could hurt your family (all sorts of things could happen if you pass out when you're home alone with the kids). Please take care of yourself first, because like others have said, you can't be a good mommy if you don't take care of yourself. I'll keep you in my thoughts and hope that doctors can find a way to help you.

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Erin, aka Quentinsmommy, mom to Quentin (1/03) and Ian (1/06)

I am so sorry you are going through this. While I agree with everybody that you need to take care of yourself, I soooo understand the nursing issue. Logically, you tell yourself that, but emotionally you do NOT want to give him formula. I so very understand that since I had to give my dd formula for 5 days while I had surgery and the anaesthesia had to wear off. It was HORRIBLE for me (and for her, to be honest - she got horribly constipated).

I am not saying to continue nursing at the expense of your health, but I so understand doing everything possible to continue to nurse. Do your homework once they find out what is wrong. My baby stayed with me in the hospital so that can be an option, too, if you have help. Do not let them talk you into something just for ease. Hospitals and nurses tend to do that, in my opinion. Well, that is policy so . . . yeah, whatever. Just tell them like it is.

The doctors did NOT understand why I was so worked up about the nursing issue as my life was at stake, but one nurse completely understood, took the doctors aside and said that if I was stressed about not nursing and it was important to ME then they had to work with me on it so I could get better. It was a mental health issue, too.

I know my situation was different from yours, but I so completely understand the not wanting to stop nursing. You are in my prayers. I hope they can give you a diagnosis very quickly.