Dear Nofia,
For your request for stories about insufficient milk syndrome, here is mine
about a mom of  a six week old baby who called because she was "sure she had
no milk."  She came in for a consult and had been supplementing with that
awful stuff, abm, unfortunately, but she appeared really stressed /scared to
me.  The baby looked fine and the hx, etc. was neg. except for not getting
much if any breastmilk..just abm. She had been pumping the last few days with
a hospital grade electric pump, but said she got less than 1oz from both
breasts.
So, this mom, I felt was a perfect candidate for the other aspect of my
professional life...hypnotherapy.  (I am certified to do this also).  The
baby was in another room with an accompanying adult during the induction and
mom totally agreed for this short separation.  Mom sat in what I call the
"success" chair, (a lambskin covered recliner used for lactating moms and
"non-lactating " smokers, and others).  She was a very suggestible subject
and went easily into hypnosis.  During the induction, I noticed her blouse
was getting wetter and wetter.  After the induction she said she was
cold...no wonder, her shirt was soaked with lots of breastmilk!  I have
shortened this anecdote a lot, but to summarize:  her (perceived) IMS was
related to the stressors in her life (often is) which affected this woman
perhaps more than it might some others.  When the stress was diminished
during the induction, and suggestions re increasing milk were made, that is
just what happened to her.  She went home with posthypnotic suggestions and
my follow-up indicated she resumed nursing and had very little problems. She
did come back for reinforcement sessions a couple times.
Linda Pincus, RN, IBCLC, CH