Lactnetters & Pamela Morrison, I went to a study day in May 96 at Brighton, E.
Sussex UK entitled 'Milk As Medicine - when is a supplementary feed really
necessary?'  Dr. Michael Woolridge was one of the speakers, his talk titled
'Genuine Lactation Insufficiency'.  On finding my notes I see that they are
useless, I must brush up on this skill - but, I remember that his study, based
whilst at Bristol UK, showed something like -  *each* breast at *each* birth
must be well used, and 'fully charged/discharged' rather like a rechargeable
battery, if not, the breast for that suckling period will never reach what
could be its maximum output.  So a breast or breasts that are not used well in
the early days will have a poor output for one child and another time with
another child when well used will have a much higher output of milk.  This
explanation is my v poor recollection and will in no way pay justice to what
was really told us.  I just remember him painting the picture to me of the
breasts having a memory.  Is there anyone out there that may have seen papers
by Mike on this or have got really good notes to draw on?  Maybe he has not
published on this?  I believe Mike is now based in Leeds, W. Yorkshire.
Helen M. Woodman, NCT BfC in UK