Date:    Fri, 8 Apr 2016 20:41:44 -0500
From:    Laurie Wheeler <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: discussion on breast hypoplasia

Nancy,
That is interesting. I wonder why some infants won’t bf on a breast with poor production, but many toddlers and older nurslings will. Many moms report their older one nursed on a “dry” breast for some time. I know my daughter did, and she weaned between 5 or 6, and there was really no milk probably the last year or more.
Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC
Gorgeous Gulf Coast USA 

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For emotional reasons: comfort, security, love.   
I once read a story about a 2 or 3 year old adopted girl who started breastfeeding (well, breast suckling; there was no milk).  The adoptive mother was taking Domperidone, but she stopped taking it when the girl was confused by the presence of the milk, and the girl continued to dry-suckle.  It really demonstrates the emotional benefits of breastfeeding.  
Why do babies and children suck on a silicone nipple?  There's no love there.  
Julie Tardos
 ===="Females prepare ourselves enough to know that we will never be prepared. So, every decision and choice we make about our body is always the right one."--Kayla Q, Questions I've Been Asked As a Midwife

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