Yesterday I received my December-January Natural History and I
was surprised to read the following in a letter to the editor:  "Nursing
does not necessarily 'inhibit ovulation in the mother' as stated by
Katherine A. Dettwyler.  Studies in Boston and Samoa have shown that
well-nourished mothers who nursed on demand and without supplementation
resumed their regular menstrual cycles within three months.  That nursing
is a 'natural mechanism of family planning' is a dangerous myth..."
        I am planning to formulate a reply ([log in to unmask]).  I am
planning to include the LAM guidelines by Miriam Labbock (1994) and the
material in Ruth Lawrence.  Is there anything newer that is pertinent?

Sarah

Sarah Friend Barnett   LLLL, IBCLC
Bronx (New York City), NY  -  [log in to unmask]
" You are not obliged to finish the task,
 neither are you free to neglect it."       R. Tarfon