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 > > ****************************************************************************** > Lisa A. Marasco, IBCLC / [log in to unmask] > International Board Certified Lactation Consultant / [log in to unmask] > > ****************************************************************************** > ****************************************************************************** Lisa A. Marasco, IBCLC / [log in to unmask] International Board Certified Lactation Consultant / [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************