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Re: areola whilst breastfeeding question

From: John Essien MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 19 Oct 2002 10:18:00 -0500 (CDT)


Nothing to worry about. Breastmilk production increases proportionally to the frequency of breastfeeding, so the first thing you'd do to lessen this milk production is to to feed your baby less.

At Sat, 19 Oct 2002, kerry wrote: >
>Hello,
>I am breastfeeding my 4 months old baby every 2-3 hours in the day and 3
>hourly at night as well as giving him a sppon of baby cereal a day.
>
>My milk supply is very abundant, but I have noticed that my areola area
>seems smaller than it was initially. Is this something to be concerned
>about?
>
>Also, is it normal to be leaking every so many days when I have been
>breast feeding for so long, or is this a sign of abnormal prolactin
>levels?
>
>Thank you for any help :O)
>
>--
>kerry
>

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John Essien, M.D. SOCOG
Camaguey, Cuba; Basseterre, St. Kitts
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