Hello All,

Just wanted to share what I think is a relevant experience. I live in NYC 
and we have an exhibit here called Bodies. It is very cool - preserved 
cadavers - seeing the inner workings of human bodies. I was so looking 
forward to seeing the womans body - especially breasts!
I have to explain, the bodies are mostly stripped of skin so we can see the 
inside. Well, I got to the woman representing reproduction. The breasts were 
round with the outer skin in a circle with the mammary tissue in a circle.
At the end of the exhibit there are people to answer questions. I asked 
about the breast, why are they lacking complete mammary tissue, they pointed 
me to a man in a white coat - "he's the one to ask" - so I ask where is the 
rest of the mammary tissue - youi know, where it extends up into the chest 
and the arm pits? "That's just lymphatic ducts, that's why." No, I said, 
there is more, the milk production goes up into here - as I point around my 
baby in my sling and touch my mammary area - my 10 year old daughter rolled 
her eyes and walked away. I held my ground with the man in the white coat.
"Do you want me to break out the anatmony book?" he asked a bit pompously.
Yes I do! Look up Tale of Spence.
Well, he starts looking through sceptically and guess what he finds? The 
mammary tissue is not just a perfect circle!
"Wow, you taught me something."
I admitted I am a Lactation Consultant - he asked how I got to do that - I 
answered that it took a lot of work and a long time!

He suggested I write my observations in the books at the end of the exhibit.

I have seen three women in the last week with lots of milk build up in the 
chest and/or arm pits.

Why is this such a surprise to medical people - he is a physical therapist 
who admittedly has worked with many cadavers with the breasts simply pushed 
to the side.

Just wanted to share this experience!

Leigh Anne O'Connor, IBCLC
NYC

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