From: Nleeguitar <[log in to unmask]> Return-path: <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: traumatized woman with low supply Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 07:41:44 EDT Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Dear Janice: what a challenging case. And how lucky she is to know you, who will search every where for an answer. There is something called somatoemotional release that is a technique for releasing stored trauma. A cranio-sacral therapist who has done this level of training may be a help in this sad situation. It is very gentle, non-invasive work. If you have her zip code, I could email you names of practitioners in her area that have taken this training that I would get from my directory. While this may or may not help her with her milk supply, it would help her healing from the assault. Is she sleeping with the baby, doing lots of skin-to-skin just for pleasure? And trying the fenugreek and blessed thistle supplement? Having any joy in her life? I have had some success with problem solving with the mother about a way that she can have some ease in her life. For example, with this mother, I might recommend that she start the feeds with the SNS to reduce the tension in them both. Nice thing about the SNS is that the level of milk taken out of the flask drops as her supply comes up. There is no rush. Maybe limit the amount of supplement used in the flask to 3 oz or so, so that baby gets hungry again in more of a breastfeeding pattern (every 1-3 hours). Keeps him from crying, which burns up calories and weight. Just some thoughts. I am not there, so of course it is easier for me to come up with suggestions. Good luck. Warmly, Nikki Lee