Christine wrote: > It seems that I am seeing a pattern in BF moms who are on progesterone only > pills and having supply problems. I have counseled about 3-4 moms over the > past year with the following characteristics. > > 1. Their babies sleep thorough the night 8-12 hours. This can lead to a drop in mother's milk supply by itself. > 2. They feed 4-6 times during the day. Infrequent feeding can lead to a drop in milk supply. > 3. They start the pills in the 3rd month of the infants life. Often a time when there is *perceived* drop in supply because women frequently stop leaking and/or feeling heavy and full between feeds. That supply and demand phase of lactation starts to really begin. > 4. They may have a precipitating event such as illness with cold or flu. Often nurslings nurse more frequently when they are coming down with something - another misleading perception. Moms are often run down when they come down with illness which also can lead to a drop in supply. I'm not trying to be a pain in the tookus but point out that these events in and of themselves can lead a mom to believe she has a drop in supply. It doesn't necessarily have to mean the depo brought it on. I do believe for some women the depo is enough to make a drop happen just not every or even most moms. -- Monique [log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html