Catherine says:
"Any surgery triples the risk that a woman will have insufficient
milk
supply."

Is ability to produce an adequate supply the original problem or is
it the ability to deliver the milk?  If nerve connection to the
nipples is impaired, she might start out with a good amount of milk,
but be unalbe to maintain it without stimulation to the nerve
endings in the nipple.  I have seen some BFAR moms who, in hospital,
look like they will be able to supply a good amount of milk (they
are leaking and/or colostrum can be readily expressed), but supply
dwindles after a week or so.  If connection of the ducts to the
nipple is cut off, it would seem that mom may be able to make milk
initially, but without a connection to the nipple, it doesn't get to
baby and she eventually involutes just like a mom who doesn't nurse.

I am interested in the "tripling".  Do you have a reference for
that?  I have the BFAR book, but haven't had an opportunity to read
it in any detail yet so perhaps it's there.

Winnie

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