I just got a few pieces of information from the woman who's using the SNS
and having low prolactin levels. See below:

>The prolactin blood draw was done *while* I was nursing <baby> as a matter
>of fact. I do understand, though, that it was only one sample and that
>levels can fluctuate.
>
>I am not, repeat NOT, on *ANY* meds for ADD right now. I know that the
>amphetamines are totally contraindicated while nursing. I was just pointing
>out that I had been on them for the past 15 years, excluding the time that
>I was pregnant.
>
>Things are not going well  IMO. I'm trying to hang in there Janice, but I
>admit that I am becoming increasingly depressed in general. My right breast
>seems to have returned to its prepregnancy size and weight and I can not
>express any milk from it. My left breast OTOH I can express milk from
>sometimes. I have allowed him to nurse for at least ten minutes before
>activating the SNS. It seems he isn't getting any milk from me because he
>cries frantically now until I turn on the SNS and then he sucks vigorously.
>My nipples are still raw from the tape.
>
>There's something else I should probably tell you. It very personal, so I
>appreciate your discretion with this (you can post the info to Lactnet, as
>I'm sure that the people there don't know who you are talking about
>anyway). In a nutshell, I was the victim of a very serious assault while in
>college in 1989 and sustained significant trauma to my breasts, as well as
>other parts of my body. Since this happened I lost *a lot* of feeling in my
>breasts. In fact, I can pinch my breasts as hard as I can and not feel the
>pinch. It's almost like the feeling I have around my cesarean
>incision-numb. I decided to mention this because I think perhaps it's
>relevant.

Any thoughts on whether the breast trauma could have affected her ability to
nurse? This is all so disheartening for her. :-(

Janice Berry
Cols, OH