22-01-2012, 04:09 PM
Hi lled,
I had to think about this, but my conclusion is that the situation we are trying to create is not like breastfeeding, in two ways:
1. The baby grows and wants more and more, while the milk supply is drying up. By the time the baby is weaned, it may be too late for the breasts: the swelling is totally deflated. In NBE, the milk is reabsorbed, but the water remains in the lymph system, and I assume the fat is deposited locally. I never read this anywhere, but the practical result of this hypothesis is easy to check: if it's true, skin brushing should work well with goat's rue.
2. Women who are breastfeeding lose a lot of weight after the pregnancy too.
I don't really know what happens to the milk after breastfeeding is stopped, but from what I've read, there is also engorgement, like Anastasia experienced, and even mastitis: Mel wrote about that. So I'd say the breasts of a woman who stops breastfeeding don't give up just like that. I hope there are good ways to wean a baby while switching from feeding to noogling or massage, goat's rue, or another form of NBE. Maybe Anastasia knows.
I had to think about this, but my conclusion is that the situation we are trying to create is not like breastfeeding, in two ways:
1. The baby grows and wants more and more, while the milk supply is drying up. By the time the baby is weaned, it may be too late for the breasts: the swelling is totally deflated. In NBE, the milk is reabsorbed, but the water remains in the lymph system, and I assume the fat is deposited locally. I never read this anywhere, but the practical result of this hypothesis is easy to check: if it's true, skin brushing should work well with goat's rue.
2. Women who are breastfeeding lose a lot of weight after the pregnancy too.
I don't really know what happens to the milk after breastfeeding is stopped, but from what I've read, there is also engorgement, like Anastasia experienced, and even mastitis: Mel wrote about that. So I'd say the breasts of a woman who stops breastfeeding don't give up just like that. I hope there are good ways to wean a baby while switching from feeding to noogling or massage, goat's rue, or another form of NBE. Maybe Anastasia knows.