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Re: Very low milk output
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"Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:20:26 -0400
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YES. I had a mom in my practice with lactation failure, and her 
prolactin was 35 at 2 or 3 weeks, lab and doc reported it as normal! 
It's very very important to ask the number. It should be in the 100's in 
the first few weeks, and at least 50 until weaning. There's a chart in 
Hale-Hartmann Textbook of Human Lactation with numbers that Tom thinks 
are ballpark, though there's been little research. Tom Hale's best guess 
is good enough for me until we have more info.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  www.cwgenna.com

On 7/30/2014 10:15 PM, Jessica L. Callahan wrote:
> I have two questions/thoughts that come to mind. 1. She pumps one time at night. This could be a problem, we know that babies nurse about every 2 to 3 hours even at night. So she may not be stimulating enough. How long is her night time? There is a big difference between calling night time 11pm to 5am or 8pm to 8am. 2) Doctor says her prolactin is normal. Normal for who? A mother who recently deleveried or someone who is not trying to lactate.   Just sime more questions that may help to solve the mystery.
> Jessica callahan  RN, IBCLC
> NC, USA
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