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...breast-feeding is natural and that doctors agree it is the best way to feed an infant. It is a less advertised fact that not every woman -- or baby -- can do it. "In our attempt to promote breast-feeding, we have overstated how easy it is," says Dr. Marianne Neifert, medical director of the lactation program at Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Denver. Neifert is an expert on a rare condition called low-milk syndrome, which occurs when a baby fails, as Bradley did, to get enough nutrition. Her studies suggest that perhaps 5% of new mothers fail...
Thereason for low milk production, Neifert found, is usually anatomical. Some women simply lack sufficient glandular tissue (as opposed to fatty tissue) in their breasts. A history of breast surgery -- biopsies, breast reduction -- increases the risk. (A warning sign of the problem: the breasts do not swell significantly during early pregnancy.) How does one tell if a breast-fed baby is getting enough to eat? The proof, say experts, is in the diaper. In the first few weeks of life, a nursing baby normally wets at least six diapers a day and has very frequent bowel movements. For mothers...
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