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[On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 Margaret G. Bickmore wrote:
" Strictly anecdotally, ... Something that points more clearly toward atrophy is that older
children seem to forget very quickly how to nurse, once they are
weaned. When a weaned child who nursed for years and years wants to
suckle again, it can be shocking to find that s/he no longer knows
how. This can happen in just a few weeks' time. I've known a number
of mothers who were very surprised by this, myself included. "]
Margaret,
Some of these children who forget how to breastfeed, but who very much want the comfort of the breast again, persist and relearn. They can get it right - effectively enough to bring the milk back in. See my case series, published in 1993, which I cited in a previous post.
Virginia
Dr Virginia Thorley. OAM, MA, PhD, IBCLC
Honorary Research Fellow
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics
The University of Queensland, QLD 4072
Australia.
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