[On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 Margaret G. Bickmore wrote:
" Strictly anecdotally, ... Something that points more clearly toward atrophy is that older 
children seem to forget very quickly how to nurse, once they are 
weaned.  When a weaned child who nursed for years and years wants to 
suckle again, it can be shocking to find that s/he no longer knows 
how.  This can happen in just a few weeks' time.  I've known a number 
of mothers who were very surprised by this, myself included. "]

Margaret,
Some of these children who forget how to breastfeed, but who very much want the comfort of the breast again, persist and relearn.  They can get it right - effectively enough to bring the milk back in.  See my case series, published in 1993, which I cited in a previous post.
Virginia

Dr Virginia Thorley. OAM, MA, PhD, IBCLC
Honorary Research Fellow
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics
The University of Queensland, QLD 4072
Australia.

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