In a message dated 10/25/99 7:45:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> Why do we assume an unstimulated, unemptied breast will automatically
>  become engorged?

Because engorgement is nature's dry-up mechanism. Just about every mother
will start increasing her milk volume once the placenta is completely
delivered, whether her brain chooses to put baby to breast or not. So milk
will fill the breast. If the milk is not removed, the stasis of the increased
volume of milk in the breast will put pressure on the milk making cells and
send them the message to stop production. This is process of "drying up".
Binding breasts adds to the pressure on the milk making cells, and
suppposedly abets "drying up". No studies on it that I know about.
    Warmly, Nikki Lee

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