We've been talking about "older moms" and milk production:

<< If I remember correctly, a well-known BF doc (Neifert perhaps) recently
 wrote in an article in parenting magazine that older mothers may not be
 able to fully breastfeed. My recollection is it was a list of things that
 could affect milk supply, and this was one of them, as well as having
 multiples. >>

It has been my clinical experience that occasionally some mature first time
mothers (I'm thinking late 30's and higher) may not produce enough milk, ALL
other things being equal.  And before I get roundly flamed for posting
something that is not evidence-based, let me reiterate that this has been my
CLINICAL experience.  I'm not trying to cite references for this statement.
It doesn't happen to all women who are having their first babies at 40 or
whatever.  And I haven't seen that it has happened to women who have had
their first baby at a younger age and this is a subsequent baby.  I HAVE
read, in Williams Obstetrics, I believe, that there is involution of the
breast tissue as a woman gets older.   The book did not elaborate -- nor cite
a reference -- just made a statement.  It has also been my CLINICAL
observation that women who have their babies early on -- in late teens and
early 20s often have an overabundance of milk.  As I said, it doesn't happen
to all women, and I never say anything to anyone, but I do "keep a closer
eye" on the more mature primips in my practice.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton, IL

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