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alcohol in breast milk a problem to baby's liver?
my daughter drinks heavily (at least a 6 pack nightly) and nurses
her baby, now he is a toddler of 2 yrs old and is still nursing. he has been exposed to this regiment for 2 years now. His last check up with peditrician showed elevated AST 100, ALP 266 and SGPT 148. and my daughter didnt tell the doctor she drinks and nurses, so the doctor is unaware. the doctor retested a week later and the liver function was normal range. so since their was no other reasoning behind his high liver function, my daughter told doctor he had an illness for a week of vommiing frm a virus he picked up, (and actully he had been vommiting for a week only 5 days before he saw the doctor maybe form a virus of some kind?) so his liver function leves was attritbuted to a virus he might have picked up somewhere and then went away. my question is specfic to liver problems in baby since birth to toddler years and being exposed to alcohol in the breast milk. can that be a cause for elevated liver functions tests? also if so, then isnt that the same as exposing the toddler's liver over and over to alcoholic breast milk, and in turn doing damage like an alcohlic does? couldnt he develop chronic hepatatis or cirrhois of the liver thru nursing high levels of alcohol? also my grandson doesnt have to go back for any other tests, isnt it unusal that he had the elevated tests, then they are normal a week later, and now to drop it entirely without any other tests witout retesting again maybe in a few weeks? wouldnt that be the wise and cautious thing to do?
her baby, now he is a toddler of 2 yrs old and is still nursing. he has been exposed to this regiment for 2 years now. His last check up with peditrician showed elevated AST 100, ALP 266 and SGPT 148. and my daughter didnt tell the doctor she drinks and nurses, so the doctor is unaware. the doctor retested a week later and the liver function was normal range. so since their was no other reasoning behind his high liver function, my daughter told doctor he had an illness for a week of vommiing frm a virus he picked up, (and actully he had been vommiting for a week only 5 days before he saw the doctor maybe form a virus of some kind?) so his liver function leves was attritbuted to a virus he might have picked up somewhere and then went away. my question is specfic to liver problems in baby since birth to toddler years and being exposed to alcohol in the breast milk. can that be a cause for elevated liver functions tests? also if so, then isnt that the same as exposing the toddler's liver over and over to alcoholic breast milk, and in turn doing damage like an alcohlic does? couldnt he develop chronic hepatatis or cirrhois of the liver thru nursing high levels of alcohol? also my grandson doesnt have to go back for any other tests, isnt it unusal that he had the elevated tests, then they are normal a week later, and now to drop it entirely without any other tests witout retesting again maybe in a few weeks? wouldnt that be the wise and cautious thing to do?
THANK YOU TO ALL for your advise and comments. Your bold advise and comments did get my attention!!!!! and by the way i havent changed my name, i have always been gazoo. All of you have made me come the decision to act and i have to say i dont know if i would have unless you would have kicked me in the butt the way you have. And i did researched this issue on binge drinking and nursing and it's unequivabily true it can do harm to a baby or toddler nursing on an breast full of alcohol contents. I shared the facts, knowledge and research that i gathered over many hours with my daughter and she has rejected the reseach, almost like she thinks i made it up or something. she also told me to back off and mind my own business and she isnt and wouldnt harm her child. And it is definite that this issue has affected our relationship. I believe and KNOW that she wouldnt intentionally do harm to her son, but she is in such deep denial as most alcoholics are that she cant see truth anymore. As much as i KNOW she loves her son, her truth is alcohol, and she would reject anything that would suggest she needs to stop drinking. and i even gave her that and begged her to stop nursing then, but her son loves nursing so much (as you can imagine)she refuses to deny him nursing also and says she will nurse until he wants to stop. so......her attitude, and the situation of my grandson's health AND YOUR COMMENTS TO ME has left me no choice but to act.
Mothers days is ironically coming up tommorrow. So after mother's day, next week i am going to call my grandsons peditrician. and i am only going to start my campaign there. Im going to tell the peditrican all that i know. I realize now that i too, like my daughter have been in my own denials that her excessive binge drinking is in some way harming her child,as i couldnt imagine that the alcohol would go into her milk and be transferred to him. In this posting i want to THANK THE COMMENTORS, it funny how a stranger/strangers can effect another life isnt it, or maybe save a life in some way! But in another posting i want to share with others the reasearch i have done and taken hours to do because the information on binge drinking and nursing effects is not easily available like you would think it would be. And i kinda of resent that the facts on this issue isnt easily available to find, and I wonder why that is? i want to share the knowledge i have on nursing and drinking with others who might read this story and who also cant find too many facts on this issue of binge drinking and nursing. The knowledge i have gathered is to come in another posting. thank you to all and god bless you in your own life's health! I will keep you posted.
Mothers days is ironically coming up tommorrow. So after mother's day, next week i am going to call my grandsons peditrician. and i am only going to start my campaign there. Im going to tell the peditrican all that i know. I realize now that i too, like my daughter have been in my own denials that her excessive binge drinking is in some way harming her child,as i couldnt imagine that the alcohol would go into her milk and be transferred to him. In this posting i want to THANK THE COMMENTORS, it funny how a stranger/strangers can effect another life isnt it, or maybe save a life in some way! But in another posting i want to share with others the reasearch i have done and taken hours to do because the information on binge drinking and nursing effects is not easily available like you would think it would be. And i kinda of resent that the facts on this issue isnt easily available to find, and I wonder why that is? i want to share the knowledge i have on nursing and drinking with others who might read this story and who also cant find too many facts on this issue of binge drinking and nursing. The knowledge i have gathered is to come in another posting. thank you to all and god bless you in your own life's health! I will keep you posted.
You are very kind and sweet Revinire, but when it comes to defenseless children, I don't mind one bit sounding rude!*!
GAZOO: WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? Again, if what you're reporting is true and who really knows, especially since you don't seem able to comprehend the enormity of the situation you're dealing with?
For a moment let's assume what you're saying here is true:
Since you know what is happening to your daughter's son (and your grandchild?) you are now aiding and abetting in child abuse and neglect.
You have now officially become an abuser, if anything bad happens to that child you will have to take some responsibilty for not reporting the situation to Child Protective Services.
Does the child have to vomit for 10 days before you act? Does your daughter have to leave him unattended for 10 days while she goes on a drinking binge before you act? Or are you going to sit back and watch your granchild slowly get sicker and sicker and waste away or maybe even wait until the child meets some horrible fate at his mother's neglect and abuse?
If you think you're detecting hostility and disgust in my tone regarding your abject failure to protect your daughter's son, you would be absolutely right*!*
Get off the fence and do the right thing! Just have the guts to call CPS!*!
GAZOO: WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? Again, if what you're reporting is true and who really knows, especially since you don't seem able to comprehend the enormity of the situation you're dealing with?
For a moment let's assume what you're saying here is true:
Since you know what is happening to your daughter's son (and your grandchild?) you are now aiding and abetting in child abuse and neglect.
You have now officially become an abuser, if anything bad happens to that child you will have to take some responsibilty for not reporting the situation to Child Protective Services.
Does the child have to vomit for 10 days before you act? Does your daughter have to leave him unattended for 10 days while she goes on a drinking binge before you act? Or are you going to sit back and watch your granchild slowly get sicker and sicker and waste away or maybe even wait until the child meets some horrible fate at his mother's neglect and abuse?
If you think you're detecting hostility and disgust in my tone regarding your abject failure to protect your daughter's son, you would be absolutely right*!*
Get off the fence and do the right thing! Just have the guts to call CPS!*!
why do you keep changing your name?
Why don't you tell the doctor the situation instead of asking a group of strangers, though well informed I might add? Otherwise, it will continue to be "One for my baby and one more for the road"! (Harold Arlen)
I myself am a brand new grandmother (1 month) and I CANNOT even imagine having to ask a question like you have. There is NO acceptable excuse for you not to be doing ALL that you can to help that baby. Sure you may love your daughter but what she is doing is just wrong. I love my child to no end but would not think twice about stepping in if he was abusing a child and that is exactly what your daughter is doing. A mother is suppose to take care of thier children, nurture them and teach them right from wrong so get off your ASS and help that baby.
Here is some eveidence that should help you get the Baby some help.As so many others have mentioned!!!
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/321/7/425
TonyZ
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/321/7/425
TonyZ
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