In women, premature delivery, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM),4 obesity, Cesarean section and endocrine disturbances can either delay or suppress lactogenesis II and affect the successful establishment of lactation (18).
third spacing is a shift of fluid into the interstitial spaces--where there is little fluid normally perfusing. this patient differs from the pt with generalized edema because the third spacing is just that... all the fluid has shifted from the other compartments and although they look all puffy and full of fluid, they are actually hypovolemic.
(And refer to my last post on Ascites and Third-spacing to get more detailed definitions for each type of fluid spacing.) When we say that the fluid seen in 3rd spacing âcanât be removed,â what we really mean is that the body would have a tough time getting that fluid back into normal circulation all by itself. Ascites is a perfect example of this because once fluid is in the peritoneal cavity, it usually stays there!