I would be interested in some facts on this subject as well - I have been
supporting a mom for over a year now (through LLLC) that has never been able
to achieve sufficient milk production to meet her daughter's needs;
regardless, they are both very pleased with their ongoing nursing
relationship (and mom went back to work a few months ago too!).
I have been telling her that she may have a better experience with
subsequent children, mostly due to the expansion of lactation capacity
during pregnancy and her hard-won knowledge about how breastfeeding works,
but as with most things, different individuals have different outcomes (and
I'm really just guessing at this point).
It's not even necessarily true that a woman with breasts that appear
hypoplastic would be unable to fully meet her baby's nutritional needs -
with enough skin to skin and frequent nursing during the first two weeks,
she might be able to.
Unfortunately, even women with 'normal' breasts struggle to achieve normal
breastfeeding in our culture, so the challenge is even greater for women
with insufficient glandular tissue.
Ingrid
Ingrid Tilstra
La Leche League Canada Leader
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
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Subject: Hypoplasia and future glandular development
Dear wise women,
Permission to post: I am currently seeing a mother with hypoplasia. She is
proud of her achievements in providing the majority of her baby's needs
breastfeeding. And she has done and is doing a great deal in relation to
working to increase her milk supply. We have been discussing what might
happen over the next months as she continues to breastfeed and supplement as
needed. I have been looking at what materials I have here at home, and have
not found anything about possible increased glandular development through
stimulation (e.g. breastfeeding)
so, my questions are: Is there any chance of increased glandular
development? (references also please, so that I can read and learn) Would
there be any chance of increased development in a second pregnancy, birth
and breastfeeding? (again, references please)
From my work with the mother, there appears to be a genetic link. Her
sister also appears to have some hypoplasia (she was visiting at one of my
home visits and was included in the discussion). There is also a history of
thyroid problems that is being addressed.
Thanks,
Ruth Berkowitz, IBCLC, ABA Counsellor
Melbourne Australia
,-._|\ Ruth Berkowitz, IBCLC; BFHI Assessor & Educator;
/ Oz \ Grad. Dip Counselling; ABA breastfeeding counsellor;
\_,--.x/ B.Sci.(Ed, USA); M.L.S.(Monash). KEW EAST VICTORIA
~ AUSTRALIA
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