I'm Dawn Kersula, a childbirth educator (FACCE), IBCLC in private practice with a pump depot, three wonderful bf'd kids (8, 11, 14) and a nursing student (whew) also married to one of the most supportive men in the world. (He thinks smart women are sexy and I've been getting lots of good grades and lots of -- well, never, mind.) I have only an anecdote to offer on the low body fat percentages and milk supply question, but to this day one of my most enigmatic slow weight gainers was a mom whose body fat percentages were about as low as had been seen in a study she participated in at UVM. Baby was always on the bottom of the curves, good management absolutely essential to keep him there. So KA's study may be a beginning of the answer, but perhaps only a portion of it. (I am always at school when I get these messages and can't fly to my files for anything else...) Jan Barger, your questions about pit certainly warrant follow-up. I worked last week with a multip 3-1/2 days after a pit-induced birth, and when I felt her breast tissue my heart sank (we were dealing with other hormonal questions/thyroid issues too). Barely a hint of any milk-making breast changes and one fussy baby! The hospital where I teach classes (independent contractor) does what I would call more-than-its-share of inductions. Maybe in my free time I could do a survey of my last few classes...(free time??? what???) I long to have the time to reasearch some of these issues properly! By the way, one of the issues I would think about with teen mothers would be sexual abuse issues. Based on my experience with teen moms and breastfeeding moms who were sexually abused, there may be many different issues to think about when counselling these moms. Best regards to all. Dawn M. Kersula ([log in to unmask])