Dr. Jack Newman runs a wonderful breast feeding clinic in Toronto, Canada.  I have even emailed him/his staff with questions from mothers that called me through La Leche League and he/they got back to me within 20 minutes!  This was an interesting email he sent through his newsletter-like mailing.  I really wish more doctors were supportive of mothers breast feeding instead of just handing out formula.  I suppose that might require extra education and time all of which our countries current situation does not afford most established doctors.  Its all about the essembly line getting people in and out quickly often ignoring or missing cues from moms and babies that could make breast feeding and milk production better or even easier.  Maybe we should just move to canada.  (Just kidding)

"I am hearing more and
more often that mothers are being told that if they haven't developed an
adequate milk production by 6 or 8 weeks after birth, that they never
will.  From our clinic experience and the experience of many many mothers,
this is patently untrue. 

Many mothers will give up
breastfeeding on hearing this sort of information.  But there is so much
more to breastfeeding than the milk so that even if the mother cannot produce
all the milk the baby needs, it's still worth maintaining the
breastfeeding.  See the websites www.nbci.ca or www.drjacTknewman.com for our Protocol to
manage breastmilk intake by the baby"

Jack Newman, MD,
FRCPC