I?ve known there was something wrong with my breasts since I was 13. They were small and lacked roundness?there was nothing to squeeze together to create the alluring cleavage the other girls my age had. As I went through adolescence without graduating from my AA training bras, I thought longingly of the day pregnancy would finally bring me ?real? boobs. But my breasts didn?t grow with pregnancy, and it wasn?t until after my son was born that I discovered they were also deficient in a much more meaningful area: milk production.
My son nursed constantly and always seemed hungry. The paediatrician assured me my milk would come in, but after 24 hours without a wet diaper she conceded that we had to give him formula. I was devastated.   
An experienced lactation consultant examined my breasts and did a weighted feed (when the baby is weighed before and after you nurse), and determined I likely had insufficient glandular tissue (IGT). Also known as breast hypoplasia, IGT is a condition in which the breasts lack the glands and ducts that produce milk. Many new moms worry they?re not making enough milk, but less than two percent of us actually have low milk supply due to biological reasons like IGT, says lactation consultant Catherine Watson Genna. Other causes of low supply include a poor latch or a rough start to nursing that might occur, for example, if the baby is in the NICU for a while after birth. While a lot of times these other difficulties can be overcome, there so far...