Hi Everybody: The recent posts on post-surgical lactation success have inspired $.02 worth of thoughts: humans are wonderfully variable, and the life force is infinitely powerful. Witness all the folks whose fallopian tubes and vas deferens re-anastomosed (?spelling) after surgery. So how could anyone ever say that any woman couldn't make milk or breastfeed unless the breasts were removed? Every mom should try. And every mom needs daily, or nearly daily support until she is in the groove and the baby is thriving. It doesn't matter what her history is. She doesn't even have to have been pregnant. I am working with a woman now who has started making milk nearly 3 weeks after nursing her adopted baby with an SNS. Her baby has all the breastfed baby behaviors, which is so rewarding for her mother. We can't know anything until we try it with a strong intention, a clear heart, and the help of dedicated, knowledgeable, open-minded support. Warmly, Nikki