--- On Tue, 7/15/08, Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
will dry up in response to stress or if food has been restricted. Both these 
circumstances are common in emergencies and while some women continue to 
breastfeed throughout, many do not...the consequences are serious.



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I think one has to discriminate between several processes here. Does the milk ''dry up'' = is there a sudden stop in milk production ór does the milk flow stop = stress causing the MER to fail because of restricted oxytocin response? Or are moms in stress to a degree that they forget to feed their child?
I do not think that stress or temporarily hunger will cause prolactin to stop working and thus for milk production to stop. When however the milkflow stops, either because of cessation of feeds or because stress restricts oxytocin release, then FIL will kick in and milk production will decrease or stop.

Warmly giving my 2cents,

Gonneke, IBCLC, LLLL in southern Netherlands

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