In a message dated 9/26/2006 12:10:43 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 Karleen Gribble wrote:
I'm not a fan of the interpretations of the prolactin receptor theory that
say that if there's not stimulation early on you don't get enough prolactin
receptors and mothers can never fix this up.....it certainly does not allow
for relactation of induced lactation to work...and they do. Mums who are
relactating or inducing lactation also benefit from galactagogues that
increas prolactin secretion...doesn't matter how long since last lactation
or even if there has been a previous lactation.
Dear Friends:
There is probably much more to this than we know. For one thing, the
brain makes all the chemicals that other glands in the body does, such as insulin
and other hormones. If a mother's intention is very strong, she can alter her
chemistry.
I remember someone, was it Elizabeth Horrmann, saying that adoptive
mothers in other countries don't have trouble making milk but in the US, adoptive
moms are told that they probably won't make a full supply...........so they
don't.
Candace Pert, in her fabulous book, Molecules of Emotion, describes some
of the wonders of the brain.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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