I forgot to add that I was not overweight (a discrepancy from your
hypothesis), but that my babies did gain weight very quickly, especially
#2, who was 9#13 at birth, 11#? at 2 wks, and 14#7 at my 6 wk pp check
up. At 3 mos he was in the 20# range......
On Tue, 20 Jun 1995, Lisa A. Marasco wrote:
> Linda,
> While I did not get my periods back that early, I did get them back
> between 4 and 6 mos with all four of my children, regardless of my
> attempts to practice ecological breastfeeding and sustain amenorrhea. It
> was quite a disappointment for me, but out of my control I was also a
> pretty big milk producer, though not to the extent of the mother you
> describe. My babies were able to "tank up" pretty quickly, 5-10 minutes,
> after a couple of months, and when I donated milk for a baby, the
> caretakers said that they had to "dilute" my milk because it was too rich
> for the baby! (?) I have given much thought to this, and I think for
> starters that my babies probably did not spend as much time at breast as
> the average "reference" baby does. Perhaps this is the downside of being
> an abundant producer who doesn't need a lot of stimulation to maintain
> supply? I am guessing that I have a higher or lower threshold hormonally,
> depending on how you look at it, though I don't know which hormone is the
> balance kicker. Anyone want to take the ball down court a little further?
> -Lisa
>
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