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Readers of JHL will perhaps remember a December 1992 or 1993 article by
Virginia Wall, who looked into the relationship between migraines and
lactation after having seen several women who complained of increased
symptoms following pregnancy. I recall that she contacted several headache
clinics and concluded that a hormonal connection does indeed exist.
You might want to check out that article and see what she said as well as
the references she cited. This is an area where more work needs to be done.
As with what I have been calling (for lack of a better term) Raynaud's
syndrome of the nipples, very little exists, but the clients I have seen
with this do get better over time, partidcularly after they resume
menstural cycling. In the meantime, when pain and blanching is most
apparent, they seem to be able to pump without nearly as much diffciulty.
As would be expected with what I call a "hyperresponsive reaction to the
hormones of lactation," these women usually have a copious (overwhelming?!)
milk supply and can easily maintain their babies on exclusive breastfeeding
with pumping alone for several weeks.
If any of you know people looking for good research subjects, these two
topics would be at the top of my list.
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