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Bethany
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Posted: Jan 10 2011 at 2:15pm | IP Logged Quote Bethany
Six months after dd #5 was born I went in for a physcial. It had been a while since I had everything checked. I knew my cholesterol would be a little high because if was a little high when I was 25, single, worked out and ate really well. So, five pregnancies and 11 years later, I wasn't expecting a great number.

Well, it was 280 !! My "bad" cholesterol was 199!!! So right after Thanksgiving I went totally vegan. I read a lot and decided this was probably the only way to get it down without drugs. Saturday my DH and I were at Sam's and they were doing health screenings. I was curious if it had come down at all since I had really changed my eating and had them check. It was 282 .

So I come home totally depressed but thought back and remebered that I had wondered when they checked it before if nursing could have an impact on your total. So after checking Google I find out that back in 1989 they recommended not even checking lactating women because it can range from 200 to 325. I don't even think I'm going back for a recheck until after she's weaned.

Has anyone had it checked while nursing and then later aftering weaning? Did it come down?

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Posted: Jan 10 2011 at 2:40pm | IP Logged Quote wifemommy
While pregnant I know your numbers are supposed to be high. Because I had a recheck done while pregnant and the Dr commented on about the likely hood it would be sky high ...mine actually dropped 40 pts Now I am not sure I want to recheck after I am done nursing My midwife said my body just loves being pregnant Annie
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Posted: Jan 28 2011 at 11:27pm | IP Logged Quote Gracesmom
Did you fast for the test?
Everytime I've checked my cholesterol it was through a blood test and I had to fast before hand....
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