Pamela, thanks for reminding us that there are many other important
experiences going on out there besides what happens in the "western
countries".

Ovrette, supposedly, isn't supposed to affect breastmilk production IF it
is started after 8 weeks (I would probably try 12 weeks, once let-down
becomes firmly established).  It would be really wonderful if you could get
your family planning clinic to do a protocol and study this --

Here in Honduras, the Ministry of Health was going to study Ovrette and its
effects but the Pro-Life folks put on a tremendous campaign against it and
it was pretty much taken off the market...

Our pre-term babies also do not have milk fortifiers and no "fractures"  We
had a doctor here <[log in to unmask]> who started some research on this
several years ago.  Most recently he, Leonardo Landa, was co-principal
investigator in the one of the latest Univ. of California, Davis study on
growth of the exclusively breastfed low birthweight baby between 4 and 6
months. These were not preemies, but were between 1500 and 2500 gms.  He
isn't on Lactnet, but if you write him, he may have thoughts on the matter.

I'll forward your letter to the Latin American net -- where many
researchers work with mothers and babies in similar circumstances and see
if they have any thoughts.
"The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating.
The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them
changes both the maker and the destination."  Attributed to John Schaar

Judy Canahuati
PO Box #512
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Telephone: +504-50-9737
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