Hi Barb

Yes I am very stressed. I really need to find out why my thyroid has gone from mildly underactive before birth, to dramatically overactive after. My resting pulse when I am in bed at the moment is 96-112, so I understand that I have to find out what is wrong, and get myself well again, and this test will give me the answer.

I had a medela mini electric at home that I had just for the odd express. I have gone an hired a medela lactina from my chemist for the week for something a bit stronger. I managed to get 60mls from my left breast this morning, but not a drop from my right. My baby always feeds from both sides, but he does seem to prefer the left. How can I get more from my right? I still need to get about 700mls by tuesday morning.

Also I am going to have to express for the 24hours that I cant feed him until the nucler medicine leaves my body, and am wondering what I am going to do to get the milk from my right breast then. Any sugestions?

Thank you for Rodneys contact, I spoke to him, and he was extremely helpful. He explained that after 24 hours it would be safe to feed my baby as there would be only a minute trace of the nuclear medicine (techetium) left, and this would basically be the same amount that we would be exposed to if we went out in the sun on a hot day.