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Date: | Thu, 29 Jul 1999 23:43:01 -0400 |
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>My curiosity
> is piqued... Is oversupply underreported simply because we tend to work
> w/ women who have problems w/ low supply for whatever reasons just like
> we tend to hear the bad news on TV more than we hear the good stuff?
In a word, yes :-) I think breast size may have something to do with it
(clinical observation) but I don't think it is the very large or very small
breasts that have problem. I also really think part of it has to do with
strong let-down, body response to oxytocin. Then if you combine mom with
strong let-down to baby with enthusiastic suck or big suck needs there
seems to be more of a problem.
We worry more about mismanaged lactation that leads to FTT. I don't
think the average person appreciates the problems associated with
over-supply because it isn't dealt with much. (Problems: mom-over full,
leaky breasts, painful let-down, frequent PD or mastitis; baby-gassy,
colicky, greenish explosive stools, irritable, unsettled, extreme weight
gain).
Excellent idea for research, however I can just see how it would be
reported :-) Sincerely, Pat in SNJ
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