Mime-Version: |
1.0 |
Sender: |
|
Subject: |
|
From: |
|
Date: |
Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:34:24 -0400 |
Content-Type: |
text/plain; charset="windows-1252" |
Content-Transfer-Encoding: |
quoted-printable |
Reply-To: |
|
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Especially for a very "eager" and "in the mood for babies" woman, a
breast exam or other breast activity will promote prolactin, as will
holding babies, or even hearing crying babies. Oxytocin and estrogen
promote prolactin too. I had high prolactin levels in fertility work-ups as
well. I was holding lots of babies as I decided it might increase my
fertility. Then I had to go and tell my patients to stop bringing their
babies in. My doc was a curious and read-and-look-into-it kind of guy
and we did multiple blood tests and found strong prolactin correlations
to my activities, matching what the little bits of research out there
suggest can happen. I would get tingling in my breasts if I looked
longingly at baby clothes through a store window! I had to go cold
turkey to keep my levels down (down to high normal). Doc and I never
did any looking for other pathology but my kid is 12 now and I'm still
alive. I re-lactated at a 3-day conference where babies were included,
years after weaning, and still get little responses to this day. I think it
can be just a strong prolactin response. I have more theory on that but
it's getting too OT. Best, linda
Linda F. Palmer, DC
"Baby Matters"
***********************************************
Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
Mail all commands to [log in to unmask]
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask])
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask])
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
|
|
|