Anecdotal evidence, but in line with what Jennifer Tow is saying, I have
heard from a number of moms who corrected issues with oversupply and OALD
when they removed dairy from their diets.  I think some reports of babies
not being able to tolerate mom consuming dairy don't have as much to do with
the cow milk protein passing into mother's milk and thereon to the baby as
to what the cow milk does to the mother's own milk production - cow milk
producing oversupply leading to baby getting too much foremilk and then
lactose overload and green poops, for example.

Rosemary McNaughton, LLLL
Northampton, MA

On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Diane Wiessinger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> "A coworker of mine is due to have her baby in about 3 weeks and has had
> problems in the past with oversupply issues. I want to try and help her this
> time"
>
> Years ago I knew a Leader whose oversupply got worse with each child.  Late
> in each pregnancy she'd rent a pump, knowing she'd need it.  She talked of
> nursing one of her babies, then nursing the toddler, then pumping 10 oz.
>  "Nicholas," she begged the toddler after one of her babies, "Please, please
> nurse!"  "Mom, I can't," said poor Nicholas, holding his stomach.  "I'm too
> full!"  She said the engorgement was worse than labor.
>
> With oversupply management she was able to back it down each time.  But as
> far as I know, she never found a solution to that early massive supply.
>
> I'd be really curious to see what "laid-back breastfeeding" could
> accomplish from the start - baby on mom, draped roughly left breast to right
> thigh, just letting the baby live on her chest.  Is it possible that this
> total-access, baby-pressed-to-mom approach would minimize it from the start?
>
> Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY  USA
> www.normalfed.com
>
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