It's unusual for a mother with Turner syndrome to be fertile. Most have 
just streak ovaries that do not function. If the mother has enough 
ovarian function to become pregnant, she probably had enough to develop 
breast tissue. What do her breasts look and feel like? The same signs 
that would be red flags for insufficient glandular development in a 
mother without Turner syndrome would apply: high inframammary fold (dog 
ear appearing breasts), narrow base (tubular breasts), large 
intramammary space (more than 1.5-2" cleavage), marked asymmetry between 
breasts, lack of veining, persistent Tanner stage 4 (relatively large 
and bulbous areola). No one of these is a guarantee she will have 
difficulty, but the more you see, the more likely there will be low milk 
production.

Breast development during pregnancy is a positive sign.

If she has any of the red flags, you can help her superstimulate milk 
production in early postpartum by hand expressing colostrum after each 
breastfeeding. Baby can be fed the colostrum by teaspoon.

Let us know how it goes.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  www.cwgenna.com

On 3/19/2018 12:35 PM, Miller, Rachel wrote:
> Anyone had a mother with Turner Syndrome?
>
> Does it impact breastfeeding if mom has breast development and reported changes with pregnancy?
>
>
> I’m not finding much info so far.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Rachel Miller
>
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