Dear Lactnet Friends:

Chayn in Israel asks this fascinating question for which there is no
evidence.

I am speculating here, an educated guess.

Colostrum is triggered by placental hormones and is present from the middle
of pregnancy. The onset of Lactogenesis II is influenced by the hormones
changing after the placental is delivered. Both of these processes are
involuntary and part of our DNA.

However the onset of Lactogenesis III is voluntary and influenced by
feeding frequency, stress of labor, baby's ability to transfer milk,
exclusivity, and more.

So my guess is no.

I am talking here about the normal healthy situation, not ones where the
mother is ill or needs reproductive technology to conceive or other
variations (like the rare ones where mothers don't seem to have any
colostrum!).

No one knows how much colostrum a mother makes.

None of these things have been studied.

What do you all think?

warmly,

-- 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
Reviews Editor,* Clinical Lactation*
www.nikkileehealth.com
https://www.facebook.com/nikkileehealth
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