Attie Yes! You describe what I meant - that babies may lose the seal if mothers use breast compression during sucking bursts. And no, it's certainly not necessary, and not helpful, for the compression to be continuous. In fact its the "alternate" nature of the compression which works best to stimulate another let-down. Research on this would be very good in providing more answers. Meanwhile, I'm not quite sure what you mean when you say, "May we not be getting similar let downs and release of milk with lad back breastfeeding, albeit not the only answer but breast compressions have concerned me for a long time" Do you mean that laid back breastfeeding achieves the same efficacy (maximizes milk transfer) as alternate massage or breast compression?? This is intriguing! Can you explain.....? I ask because I'm not the biggest fan of laid back breastfeeding unless everything is going really well.... if the mother needs to "help" the baby to breastfeed due to a specific problem, then milk transfer is easier for the baby when the mom is sitting UP - because she can see better, she has more control over the way she presents the breast to the baby, gravity helps because the baby is _under_ the breast instead of nursing uphill, and the mother can have the baby in the most advantageous position for him, ie he uses less energy holding his own head up, he goes straight on to the breast, rather than bending the nipple/areolar sideways to accommodate the top-down position and still breathe etc etc.... Pamela -------------------------------------------- I have been reading with great interest about breast compressions. In some cases I really see that it works during a bust or in between bursts. However I am finding that too many mothers seem to be milking their breast and think they need compress all the time. They are losing the latch and breaking the babies seal. Have we ever really looked at this in a research based methodology. Just a thought. Where is the research. We do see it improved milk flow when pumping but is that our only research and does that really equate to what happens with breastfeeding? Attie Sandink, Ontario Canada --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome