I have the opposite problem, -- meaning I work with moms who think 
relactation is easy. There seems to be a myth floating around that all one 
has to do is take fenugreek.

I frequently work with moms who are told by a friend (or even the "LC at the 
hospital") that all they have to do to relactate is take fenugreek and start 
pumping again. No one ever tells them how much fenugreek to take and that 
they should add blessed thistle for better results, how often to pump and 
what kind of pump, the need to get baby to the breast, and how long the 
whole process will take. Nobody tells them they will need self discipline.

Moms tell me they thought it would be much easier and that the fenugreek or 
reglan would magically make milk. They are very discouraged by day 7 even if 
they are starting to make drops (which most aren't).  In my experience, moms 
won't make a baby learn to breastfeed when he/she cries at the breast. It is 
too heart breaking for them.

I find that mothers do not like the SNS system and will not use it more than 
once. I have not worked with the Lact-Aid myself but hear that often moms 
preferr it. Some of our Lactnet posters say that the key to successful 
relactation or induced lactation is getting baby to the breast, usually with 
a supplementer device. Often babies will not latch and suck if there is no 
milk flow.

Relactation is a complicated issue and I feel moms deserve to know the good 
and the hard so that they can make an informed decision.

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC 

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