Robin,
I can't provide you with data on prevalence of relactation, but I can offer
my own experience in inducing lactation.  Without benefit of prior
pregnancy, I breastfed my adopted daughter.  Although I didn't have a
complete milk supply, she got the vast majority of her needs met by what I
was able to produce.  If this is possible, surely relactation is within the
reach of many.
Barrett Dunn

-----Original Message-----
From:   Robin Loegering [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Friday, October 31, 1997 8:18 PM
Subject:        relactation

I am a University of North Dakota nursing student.  I was talking to my
mother the other day about little known facts about breast-feeding, and
she told me that it is possible to start lactation after you have
discontinued breast-feeding.  I had never heard this before, so I went
to the library and looked for articals that confirmed her statement.  I
found an article in the "Journal of Human Lactation" Sept. 1996 vol.
12(3) pg. 233-5 that stated mothers that didn't start breast-feeding
could start up to 27 days later. The "East African Medical Journal Jan.
1997 74(1) pg 59-60 also stated that relactation was possible.  The
"Journal of Tropical Pediatrics" Aug. 199743(4) pg 213-6 published the
results of a research study on relatation.  I was wondering how
prevalent relaction is and how hard it is to succeed at producing milk.
Please give me your experience in this area.