There has been quite a bit of research on how physically caring for babies
impacts the brain and some of this work has been done with virgin rats who
do lactate as required and do have their brain change like they would if
they had given birth to the pups....one ref
Modney, B.K., & Hatton, G.I. (1994). Maternal behaviors: evidence that they
feed back to alter brain morphology and function Acta Paediatrica
Supplement, 397, 29-32.

Karleen Gribble

Australia




> > Any IBCLCs who were vets or have experience in pet mice who provide more
info
> > than my son's
> > brief research and the misinformation at Petco - I'm all ears!
> >
> > Best, Susan Burger, MHS, PhD, IBCLC
> >
>
>

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