Are there any studies out there re:  a woman's ability to successfully
nurse after a certain age?  I don't recall ever seeing any.  I very
successfully nursed one baby (35 weeker) for 18 months (self-weaned 20
weeks into a successive pregnancy) at the age of 39 and my last baby for 24
months (self-weaned)at the age of 41 and never even thought twice as to
whether this would be something odd or unusual.  I was not a primip though,
having nursed my first baby at the age of 27.  Never had milk supply issues
or any other problems for that matter.  I did have secondary fertility
issues, though, accounting for the large gap between numbers one and two,
but obviously this did not affect nursing.
Interesting.

Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Sheperd Hospital
Barrington, IL  USA

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