>Date:    Sun, 14 Sep 1997 18:31:23 -0500
>From:    Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Milk supply affected by menses
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>I suspect that women whose menstrual periods return by 3-4 months postpartum
>are those who are nursing infrequently, using pacifiers, maybe using
>supplementary bottles.

When my periods returned after two months, I was definitely trying to feed
to a 3-hour schedule, but my daughter had stared sleeping though the night
by 6 weeks.
I fed my son ad libitum but he started to sleep through the night at 8 weeks
and my periods were back at 3 months.  I think sleeping throught eh nigh is
very significant.  Neither had dummies or bottles.  And both were night
waking again by 6 months.


Lesley McBurney
Brisbane, Australia
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