Dear All,

Catherine Watson wrote: "I generally downplay PCOS at an initial 
consult unless the breasts look or palpate abnormal, or the baby is not 
getting sufficient milk by test weights and history. I do warn moms to 
keep their eyes open, but don't want every mom with PCOS to think 
she won't make enough milk, when Lisa's preliminary research showed 
it was only about 1/3 who had insufficient milk supply."

I am working on a breastfeeding article for a local mainstream 
parenting magazine.  I was going to quote a past editor of the South 
African Medical Journal who said that the only reason he knew of that 
would make a woman unable to breastfeed, would be a bilateral 
mastectomy!

I can see now that I am sadly misinformed.  I was aware from working 
with moms that a very few are unable to produce a fully adequate milk 
supply, but that is where my knowledge ends -- I am not an IBCLC, and 
my breastfeeding training is more than 20 years out of date.

Could someone tell me what PCOS stands for please?  It would also 
help me to have as much information as possible on this condition.  I 
don't need to put it all into the article, but need to know the facts 
myself.  The magazine has "told the other side of the story" by 
publishing stories by mothers who "couldn't" for one reason or another, 
and want not to have to feel guilty.  In most cases it is obvious that the 
problems go back to bad medical management.  I will concentrate on 
pointing out those issues, but it seems I need to know about this other 
condition too.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Warm wishes,
Pat Torngren (Retired CCE, Cape Town, SA) 

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