Thank you Joy, for letting me know about your article entitled "Lactose
Intolerance and the Breastfed Baby".  This information does help me to
better understand why overfeeding leads to discomfort.  I recommend that
other readers of Lactnet take a look at this piece.

Joanna, I agree that many of the moms I see are worried that their babies
won't get enough hindmilk. When the moms mention this concern in my
breastfeeding support group, all of the other mothers chime in with, "I
heard about that.  Should I be worried about my hindmilk, too?"  This
concept seems to be spreading like wildfire in my community too. 

And yes, I do see many more moms with insufficient milk supply instead of
oversupply.  Of course, these babies are also very fussy.  But oftentimes I
need to spend an inordinate amount of time convincing the mom that the milk
she is making is perfect, but there's just not enough of it.  Test weights
often help mom to believe me when I tell her this.

There are several books on breastfeeding that strongly encourage
single-sided nursing.  Although this technique may be the best choice for
some mothers and babies, I think that single-sided nursing is indeed often
the cause of insufficient milk supply and poor weight gain, not to mention
an increased risk of plugged ducts.


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Ellen A. Steinberg, RN, LCCE, IBCLC
Telephone: (818) 345-4439
Cell Phone:  (818) 929-7584
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