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For La Leche's scores of thousands of members, the routine is neither difficult nor unfamiliar. Their rule: let the baby suck to start the milk flow; the more it wants and sucks, the more plentiful the flow will be. There are exceptions, as there have been throughout history...
A mother who is determined to breastfeed may help herself, the Newtons suggest, by allowing the baby to try longer, which stimulates the milk supply, and by putting aside fear or anxiety, since the supply of substances which lead to milk production is affected by emotional upsets.