Hi Pat, and welcome. I am so glad that you decided to respond.

>> This is my first try at a comment.  I am Pat Lewis, have a PhD in zoology and
>got interested in lactation by doing a post doc in Australia, investigating
>lactational amenorrhoea (my spelling drifts between cultures).  My interest
>continues, but my employment is not in lactation at present.

Ah...

>  Lisa mentioned interest in relactation.  You might want to contact a couple
>of people in Australia, Virginia Phillips and Jan Edwards.  Both could be
>reached throught the Australian LC Assoc (ALCA) at Flat2, 32 Kooyong Rd,
>Armadale, Vic, 3143, Australia.  Virginia has been collecting information on
>relactation for many years and Jan worked with a very special induced
>lactation situation.  Two sisters, one acting as surrogate mother for the
>other.  The mother who did not carry the pregancy induced lactaion.  Between
>both women, the baby was fully breastfed.  Jan was their midwife.

It would take a stronger woman than me to be a surrogate mother....JMHO. but
I am glad that the baby got to be fully bf.
Kathleen
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