Cindy, thanks so much for sending in these studies, and your comments. So very many of my clients who "give up" breastfeeding call later seeking suggestions for their babies' constipation. None of the studies mention re-lactation as a solution, but I once worked with a mom who had abandoned BF when her baby was 5 months old, and whose doctor recommended that she attempt to re-lactate at 8 months to "fix" the severe constipation that ensued. Doctor wanted baby to receive at least some breastmilk until the baby was 14 months. Well, with infinite patience and perseverence mom succeeded. Baby resolutely refused the breast, but mom found that providing 250 ml EBM every day to the baby resolved the constipation. Pamela Morrison IBCLC, Zimbabwe mailto:[log in to unmask]