Hi all, I had 2 back to back breast reduction questions recently. In both instances, the mother phoned for ways to get her baby nursing more frequently and more effectively because of slow weight gain. We observed one baby nursing fairly constantly for about 2 hours, all seemed fine, and at the end of the conversation discovered she had a breast reduction 3 years back. The light bulb went on. Same scenario with mum# 2, slow weight gain and as a thought I inquired to any breast trauma. Well, yes, she had a breast reduction 8 years ago but TWO DOCTORS HAD SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF BREASTFEEDING BEING A PROBLEM AFTERWARDS. The breast reduction would not even have been mentioned if I hadn't asked. Gee whiz, how do you folks remain so positive? My question is, how well do the usual remedies for increasing milk supply work in a woman who may only have a few ducts functioning in each breast? Is it like putting more food out at the buffet but no-one has any utensils to eat with? Maybe I need to study up on my basic breast anatomy and how milk is supplied through the ducts. Donna Hansen Burnaby, British Columbia Canada mailto:[log in to unmask]