Jaye writes:

I did  ask about chemical exposure as a child or when her mom was pregnant 
but she  said she didn't think there was...but would ask.
 
~~~
Jaye, and all,
 
This is a very interesting piece of our puzzles these days. I feel like I  
have seen several moms who grew up in a particular county, when their 
breasts  were developing, who were unrelated but all showed really poor milk 
production  capabilities we could not overcome. I also suspect that many of us do 
not know  the possible environmental contaminants that were present and may 
have had  profound but subtle ( until now, when we start to look at 
breastfeeding as  a broad public health issue) affect on an individual person. It  
reminds me of that study years ago where women who grew up in the valley ( 
where  the contaminant level was high) had serious breast development and 
function  issues, while those in the highlands were not affected. Does anyone 
remember  that? I feel like we are only now beginning to see the price of 
environmental  degradation and contamination.
 
Peace,
Judy
 
Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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