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"Patricia Gima, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 29 Dec 1996 07:05:47 -0600
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Nancy, I would certainly pursue the thyroid angle.  I had a mom who "did
everything right."  Home birth, excellent diet, focused mothering, etc. But
she had a VERY low milk output, necessitating abm supplemet.  She tried to
get her doc to take the thyroid issue seriously and he wouldn't.  After
several months she put $300 out of her pocket to get a good thyroid
screening and there was a problem--not great enough to show up on the usual
tests.  She began supplements and her supply increased, and since the baby
was beginning solids she was able to eliminate the abm.

She just had a second baby and all is fine--milk flowing all over the place
and she is one happy woman!

I believe that when this happens to a later baby after making enough milk
with earlier ones, the thyroid problem has developed at this time. I am not
knowledgeable on these things, but perhaps this problem can come at any time
in ones life.

BTW, I do a lot of wondering...Has anyone asked the moms who can produce
only a little bit of milk what they were fed as infants?  With the concerns
about soy-based abm and the phyto-estrogens and testosterone levels in boys,
what about a possible long-term effect on girls?

Actually there are so many things that bombard us throughout our lives that
could impact on our ability to feed our young.

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