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09.08.2020 / 11:57
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Catherine Tyldesley on why she had to stop breastfeeding her son after six weeks
The actress from Walkden says she had to stop breastfeeding after six weeks because she was suffering from migraines due to a dip in the hormone estrogen.Estrogen levels fall at delivery and remain low for the first several months of breastfeeding, and a drop in the hormone can cause migraine.Catherine, 36, whose son with photographer Tom Pitfield is now five, told her followers on Instagram that she had 'hideous' migraines with aura where the sufferer has warning signs just before the migraine begins, such as seeing flashing lights.But Cath, who played Eva Price in Corrie from 2011 to 2018, says she will always cherish those weeks breastfeeding. She wrote: "I had to stop breastfeeding Alfie after six weeks.
