Robin, I can't provide you with data on prevalence of relactation, but I can offer my own experience in inducing lactation. Without benefit of prior pregnancy, I breastfed my adopted daughter. Although I didn't have a complete milk supply, she got the vast majority of her needs met by what I was able to produce. If this is possible, surely relactation is within the reach of many. Barrett Dunn -----Original Message----- From: Robin Loegering [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, October 31, 1997 8:18 PM Subject: relactation I am a University of North Dakota nursing student. I was talking to my mother the other day about little known facts about breast-feeding, and she told me that it is possible to start lactation after you have discontinued breast-feeding. I had never heard this before, so I went to the library and looked for articals that confirmed her statement. I found an article in the "Journal of Human Lactation" Sept. 1996 vol. 12(3) pg. 233-5 that stated mothers that didn't start breast-feeding could start up to 27 days later. The "East African Medical Journal Jan. 1997 74(1) pg 59-60 also stated that relactation was possible. The "Journal of Tropical Pediatrics" Aug. 199743(4) pg 213-6 published the results of a research study on relatation. I was wondering how prevalent relaction is and how hard it is to succeed at producing milk. Please give me your experience in this area.