Wow,  This is a fascinating piece of information.  I will try to get the
article and read more.

Personally, I haven't seen this happen, as most who have supply problems
tend to quit before long anyhow.  But then, I don't see many with supply
problems, either.


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Jude Kurokawa, CNM, FNP-c     Only Cowards cook on low.
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> From: renato corsetti <[log in to unmask]>
> To:
> Subject: Is there a six-week cut-off point?
> Date: Thursday, November 13, 1997 12:05 PM
>
>         I have just read Michael Woolridge's article "Breast feeding:
> physiology into practice", from "Nutrition in Child Health" (ed. DP
Davies),
> Royal College of Physicians, London, 1995.
>         Woolridge, who is the director of the Baby Friendly Hospital
> Initiative in the UK, states that initially milk production gets underway
> without any reference to the baby's requirements, and during the
following
> 4-6 weeks is adjusted up or down to the correct level. If I understand
him
> correctly, he feels that if the base-line is set too low during this
period
> (e.g. because the baby is receiving supplements, and does not take enough
> from the breast), it may not be possible for the mother to increase her
> production later on, even if she improves her breastfeeding management.
>