I would be fascinated to see these pictures as it sounds a lot like what my breasts looked like before breastfeeding for the first time - which started EXTREMELY badly and took a very long time to get sorted out (8 weeks to turn a corner and know it would eventually get better, 3 months to start really settling down). Evidently I had enough glandular tissue for adequate supply but our issues were in large part to do with the physiological shape/structure of my breasts.
At 8:44 AM +1000 14/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Hi Kelly, I've only just read your post, and I really dont know much about this >subject, but I can tell you there is definitely information out there about it, >and it is a real condition. I'm a first year Bmid student, and last semester in >a lecture with a lactation consultant from the RHW Randwick (if you wanted to >contact someone who really knows about it), this issue was discussed in some >detail. It was only a short lecture and I dont have notes for it, but what I >can recall is this: information and understanding about how the breasts work >and produce milk is still being understood, in fact our understanding of the >anatomy of the breast has recently been challanged! Lactation consultants would >have the best and most up to date knowledge of this stuff, as it's their area >of expertise if you like. Anyway, it was discussed that breasts of a particular >shape are possibly anatomically different to others, in that the tissue inside >the breasts which actually produces the milk concentrates in the area around >the nipple, and does not extend very far back into the breast. In normal breast >development, regardless of the size of the breast, the tissue extends right up >to the armpit. We were shown photo's of breasts which possibly have this type >of >tissue development, and the features of them were: tubular in shape (whether >small or large in size) and with a clear sort of seperation across the sternum, >if that makes sense. There is a marked space between each breast. In many of >the pictures it was possible to see that most of the fullness of the breast was >around the nipple area. This is not to alarm anyone who has breasts of this >shape who may be reading this, or to offend anyone by my dispassionate >desription of breasts! This is all I can remember really, and this infrormation >was given to us as future midwives as something to look out for, but obviously >we would refer to a lactation consultent if there was a problem. Maybe this is >new information , and the midwives involved with this woman were unaware?? >Anyway, I hope this helps, >Regards, Astra > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Quoting "Kelly @ BellyBelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Does anyone have any experiences to share with this? A woman has posted on >> my site about her experience and I was wondering what everyone thought on >> the topic. >> >> >> >> http://bellybelly.com.au/forums/showthread.php?p=352746 >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Kelly Zantey >> Creator, <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/> BellyBelly.com.au >> Gentle Solutions From Conception to Parenthood >> <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support> >> <http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support> BellyBelly Birth Support - >> http://www.bellybelly.com.au/birth-support >> >> >> >> > > > >-- >This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. >Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- Jo Bourne Virtual Artists Pty Ltd -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
