Dear Friends:
 
I've cut and pasted this snippet from a recent Lactnet post:
 
 
"However, in the 6th edition of  Lawrence under Lactogenesis 2 it states that 
breastfeeding in the first 4hrs has  no impact on milk transfer at day 5.  
Also, though suckling increases  prolactin levels, both Lawrence and 
Hale/Hartmann state that prolactin  levels
in the first few days are the same in breastfeeding and  nonbreastfeeding 
women, which could suggest that the prolactin response to  suckling in the first 
24hrs doesn't make a huge difference."
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Nikki again here:
 
Lawrence and Lawrence is not so current on this any more. In the  
International Breastfeeding Journal, there is a lovely study done in St.  Petersburg 
looking at early lactation performance. 
_http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/2/1/9_ 
(http://www.internationalbreastfeedingjournal.com/content/2/1/9) 
 
"Early suckling was shown to positively affect milk production irrespective  
of parity. Thus Group I and II infants who suckled within the first two hours  
after birth ingested significantly more milk on day 4 than those who had not  
(284 and 184 ml respectively, SE = 14 and 27 ml, p = 0.0006)."
 
warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral  therapy practitioner
_www.myspace.com/adonicalee   

 
In a message dated 3/2/2008 12:02:19 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
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_ (http://www.myspace.com/adonicaleeIn a message dated 3/2/2008 12:02:19 A.M. 
Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:However, in the 
6th edition of Lawrence under Lactogenesis 2 it states that breastfeeding in the 
first 4hrs has no impact on milk transfer at day 5.  Also, though suckling 
increases prolactin levels, both Lawrence and Hale/Hartmann state that prolactin 
levelsin the first few days are the same in breastfeeding and 
nonbreastfeeding women, which could suggest that the prolactin response to suckling in the 
first 24hrs doesn=92t make a huge difference.) 



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