Not sure whether this research is lip and palate but it's worth a try. Both articles are in a journal called Plastic Reconstructive Surgery. Weatherly-White etal Early repair and breastfeeding for infants with cleft lip. 79;879 1987 Fisher J.C. Early repair and breatfeeding etc. 79;886 1987 I remember the sensible attitude of the surgeon that breast tissue was the least damaging way of delivering milk to a recent repair. Jenny James B.A. Nurs. R.N. ,IBCLC currently in Kuala Lumpur.