Friends: I'm posting on behalf of one of my home visiting nurses. Mom delivered 1-lb baby at 25 weeks gestation. Mom has polycystic ovaries (Stein-Leventhal Syndrome), is obese (+300 lbs), smokes 1/2 pack of cigarettes a day, never felt engorged post delivery. This is the first pregnancy of three that has not miscarried -- mom had difficulty getting pregnant. Mom pumped for 3 weeks with hospital-grade pump. Then she claims her milk suddenly dried up. I do not know how much milk she was getting per session, but apparently pumped every 2-3 hr in day, none during night. OB has prescribed Reglan; however, because mother has history of mental illness, will be watching her carefully. Mom is motivated to continue breastfeeding. Okay wise ones, here's the question... - Do polycystic ovaries (in and of themselves) interfere with breastfeeding? - Is there anything that could be done now to improve her situation with hormone use? Baby is improving, would like to keep her on M-O-M, but mother needs assistance. There are so many factors against her (from the history I received, as presented above) -- where to begin?! TIA for your brains! Please email privately as well as to list (I FINALLY finished my 64+ digests and I am otherwise overwhelmed this week). --Doraine Bailey Lexington-Fayette County Health Dept. Lexington, KY, USA Where, by the way, the thoroughbred horse meet is over -- and I'm still waiting for Linda Smith to come in her bonnet and white gloves so I can take her to watch the races! Maybe in April!? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com