At 04:18 AM 3/9/01 -0000, you wrote:
>A mom of a 6 month old baby contacted my tonight saying that since returning
>to work she has been pumping, but has not been able to effectively let down
>for the pump.

I recommend Rescue Remedy to my clients who have such problems with
let-down. It can be found at any health food store. She could try the small
bottle to see if it will work for her.

She puts 4 drops under her tongue when she wants to facilitate an MER.  The
bottle is made so that one squeeze of the dropper is 4 drops so she doesn't
have to count drops.

She can use it a couple of times in a pumping session.

I suggest that she take off the flanges, massage the breast, stroke up and
down on the nipples with open hands, then take the Rescue Remedy and return
to pumping.

I have had very good reports from these measures.

Pat Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where there is a tongue-tie epidemic for the past
month.
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