Hi Marsha,
No tomatoes!
Labor and birth puts a mother in a very vulnerable state.  Therefore
when she is in danger , she needs to be able to inhibit the labor until
she is safe.

Breastfeeding can be stopped at a moment's notice if there is an
emergency.  So the body doesn't necessarily need a "turn off" mechanism
for it.

The nipple rolling story was interesting, but the very fact that nipple
rolling elicited a good MER belies the "stress was inhibiting it"
theory, IMHO.  I suspect the mom was not conditioned to let down to the
pump, and her discomfort with the lack of privacy was coincidental.

--
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]

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