Re: Breastfeeding while hypo

December 16, 2004

kiki_grogan wrote:

>I had a full hormonal panel a couple of months ago (had to get my

>midwife to order it, endo just told me unhelpful things like " Most

>women LOSE weight while they're breastfeeding. " ) My prolactin levels

>were really, really low, even for non-lactating women.

>

I got told the 'breast feed' and lose weight lie as well , however in

some reasearching i read there was a suggestion that folk who breast fed

for extended periods developed heavier fat deposits on upper arms, top

of thighs , belly, chest and back and this resembles quite closely the

fat distribution on the prehistoric Venus figures and the suggestion was

that these depictions were of women who had successfully given birth

multiple times and also successfully reared children past weaning

age.[and that was why they may have been venerated.]

Personally i had overabundant milk supply and it would pool around my

feet, soak the bed and drip on the floor as i walked around despite

cloths and pads and i've heard a lot of hypo women have the same over

abundance

i fed 2 kids for over 6 years continuously but still have small amounts

of milk seepage now and my youngest is nearly 11. In fact i can feel

changes in my breast when i have been in close contact with a young

child and hear the hungry cry so i could have had a marvelous careeer as

a wet nurse a few centuries ago.

I don't suppose this helps much though

--

Alison

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