Diana, Can you share what kind of risk factors you are talking of? I'm
trying hard to imagine what sort of a situation would merit telling a mum
that she might have problems before she even starts.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
PS. Jealous that you are going to LLLI but not too jealous because we've got
HOTMILK in 2 weeks!
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Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:15 AM
Subject: Re: risk factors and telling it like it is


> I agree completely with Kathy Eng's post about giving information to a
> mother who might be at risk of lactation issues.  Having worked with
> two of my dearest friends after the birth of their first babies, both
> women emphatically maintain that they wish SOMEONE had told them
> SOMETHING to prepare them for the possibility that breastfeeding might
> not proceed normally in their cases.  We're learning now that there
> are some things that can help a 2nd-time mom with previous lactation
> issues to bring in more milk for subsequent babies, and that some of
> those things might have been helpful for the mom the first time around.
>

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