Due to family needs, my planned ILCA roommate is no longer going to Kansas City. Is anyone out there in LACTNETLAND looking for someone to share a room with for any or all of the conference? Let me know ASAP. ( My husband says I snore, but I think he's hearing himself! ) ;D! An update on my mom with no lactogenesis from 7 weeks ago....When she went for her 6 week check, having weaned due to baby rejecting breast, even with SNS, the OB said that her bleeding, still bright red, with bitty clots, was slightly out of the ordinary, but combined with the uterus, upon internal exam, feeling squishy, ordered an ultrasound (just like those of you who responded to my situation had suggested....); picture showed bright spots, indicating something still happening in there, so mom was prescribed Methergine to contract uterus, hopefully expelling whatever. Some increase in clots being passed, however, 1 week post medication, she is still bleeding. D&C to be scheduled fairly soon. As I had mentioned in my initial post on this subject, this woman's breasts had shown some pregnancy induced changes, enlarging her to the AA- AAA cup that she is now. It will be very interesting to notice if there are any breast changes after the D&C; time will tell on this one. To Dr. King: My wish list for you as far as breastfeeding goes would be a request to the men and women you work with to * think creatively*, especially in situations where behaviors or symptoms don't fall within the regular paradigms of breastfeeding management. So very much of medicine *can* be cut and dried, a quick fix, but it only takes a couple weeks of reading on LACTNET to reinforce that when you're working with a dyad, it can be like solving a puzzle or a mystery to get to the bottom of some breastfeeding dilemmas. To those medical care givers, to all of us- it's ok that we can admit that we don't know! This mom mentioned above- I got to the point that I didn't know what else to do, and readily admitted it. However, the rapport that was built between us has allowed her to keep me posted on the updating of her condition. If, and it is a big if I know, something exciting happens to her breasts after the D&C, I'll be frustrated and sad, and probably mad that her other health care providers didn't allow me to a team player- or even listen..... Enough for now- again, anyone need a roommate for ILCA?! By the way, some of you have seen my fledgling collection of stamps that portray breastfeeding. I'm in the process of purchasing someone else's collection, and plan to bring it to KC. Some of these stamps (all from other countries, none from US) are just gorgeous! Look me up at KC! Karen Karen Foard, IBCLC. 2526 Tara Circle State College, PA 16803 814-237-1506