Denny wrote:

< and the amount of nipple
stimulation they have from husband or wherever>

Judy wrote:
< ask the young women if they were "nursing their
boyfriends" before we wasted any more of his time.>

<adoptive mothers. . . . . .These are women who haven't been
pregnant or nursed a baby ever or in a very long time. I don't ask about
their husbands.>

Connie wrote:
< I tell a mother that even certain types of
"love play" can stimulate the breasts to produce milk and oxytocin is
released during an orgasm.  Usually, she says "Oh!..............I see."

I suppose I have then given her enough information.  ; )>

I doubt any of us routinely considers this in history taking. The writers
quoted above were exceptionally diplomatic when there was a plausible
reason to bring it up.

I believe it was included in Dr. Bradley's book that this was one good
way of prenatal nipple preparation, if it was acceptable to the couple.

It would be interesting to know if any previous study on prenatal
preparation of nipples or lack of "formal" (patient administered) nipple
preparation and subsequent incidence of "sore" nipples ever included this
variable (and any of its variations) in its research. Certainly would
seem to have potential to skew any results, wouldn't it?

K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
Dayton, Ohio USA



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