Pump and dump: Massage

[flcl]

Hmmm, I've never heard of that actually being a necessity before. I've been told to up my water, but not to pump and dump. Can you get hold of a LC??

[ellabee]

I've never heard of that either. Drink lots of water. Can you pump and freeze/store until you can talk to a LC?

[spacedew]

I agree, I have never heard of that. I am always told to drink lots of water. How old is your LO? If you have a newborn I would err on the side of caution. Otherwise it's probably the same thing as working out heavily. This is just my opinion though, I would also ask a LC if possible. I know great one if you need a contact.

[Deleted]

some people are realllllyyyyyy convinced that a good massage will really cure you of everything wrong with you and loosen up all the bad stuff in your system so it can get out. I've had some good massages before but they are't that good. There really is limited data but I'm pretty skeptical that a massage can release much of anything by way of toxins. Nurse the baby.

[alyssajones]

Nurse..I've gone for lots of massages and I've never been told to pump and dump. Hopefully it was stress relieving before the massive therapist stressed you out.

[theresat858]

Any "toxins" released by a massage will be processed by your liver. Nurse.

[casey]

Responding very late, but yeah, no need to pump and dump.

[shevacc]

Jan 27, 2015 1:51:37 GMT -5 @amyg said:

some people are realllllyyyyyy convinced that a good massage will really cure you of everything wrong with you and loosen up all the bad stuff in your system so it can get out. I've had some good massages before but they are't that good. There really is limited data but I'm pretty skeptical that a massage can release much of anything by way of toxins. Nurse the baby.

Exactly this. Glad you nursed your babe.

[jtizzay]

That's insane. Hope you nursed

[elbug]

Please don't throw your milk away. There are very few indications for pumping and dumping. Massage certainly is not one of them.

[bantyrooster]

I have had many pp massages and never pumped and dumped!

[jennlin]

i went to an acupuncturist last week, and she had mentioned that it would be releasing toxins, etc..and she said that it was perfectly fine for breastfeeding...she's a breastfeeding mom, too!

[gallumbits]

Omg I hate when the masseuse gives me a speech about toxins. Like pp said, even if it's true, if you have a functioning liver, you're ok.