In a message dated 7/14/2005 10:21:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
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I have been  wondering for a long time if moms who experience a home or home-
like birth  undergo lactogenesis II in less than 24 hours.

Dear Friends:
    I heard a story from a lactation consultant about another  lactation 
consultant, (as I recall the story, I believe it was Chele Marmet) who  was 
visiting a hospital in Japan. The babies stayed in bed with the mothers and  nursed 
up to 20 times the first day; the mothers milk volume did increase by the  end 
of the first 24 hours.
    I am certain that many of our 'standards' are artifacts of  
factory-modeled births; i.e. 'milk volume to increase by day 3-4', babies should  feed at 
least 8 times in 24 hours, babies don't smile in the first  
weeks..........those are the ones that jump to my mind right away.
   
    We know from the research of Dewey and others that  stress has a 
postponing effect on Lactogenesis II. Stress can be a variety of  things (long labor, 
surgical delivery etc. etc.) as well as separation between  mother and baby.
    warmly,

Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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