Forgive the awkward subject.  I am following up an old post in which I 
could not find a reference, with the long-overdue citation, and I 
wanted it to be findable in the archives.

When an infant suckles at the breast "there is a large outpouring of 19 
different gastrointestinal hormones in both the mother and infant . . . 
which stimulate growth of the baby's and mother's intestinal villi and 
increase the surface area and the absorption of calories with each 
feeding (Kennell and Klaus 7)."

 From http://home.aol.com/davisrnclc/myhomepage/commerabm.htm

and the footnote in detail is on 
http://home.aol.com/davisrnclc/myhomepage/workscited.htm#K

Just another reason to breastfeed :)

Lynn in MO

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