>Very interesting, must be something in utero/pregnancy that >communicates to the mother's body. I've always personaly thought >that the double amnioctic sac of twins communicated a need for more >milk to the mother of twins - but it's just a thought, absolutely no >research/evidence involved :-) Pat in SNJ I've wondered that, too, Pat, and it has crossed my mind that the generous milk supplies some mothers have, when they are overwhelmed with milk, may be the result of them having lost a twin in v. early pg and not been aware of it (which is apparently not all that uncommon). I have never said this to mothers, of course, as it is a mere fancy on my part :) Heather Welford Neil NCT bfc, tutor, UK *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html