Hi all I'm not sure how to phrase this. I agree that many moms expereicne short-lived pain upon latch and until the milk "starts to flow", esp. in the early days of bf. I used to think this was the initial "stretching" or elongating of the nipple/areola into a long teat extending deep into baby's mouth. But maybe this is pain due to the relatively "empty" sinuses/low flow issues? Therefore it should help to "prime" the system by manually starting the milk flow? (which I think is very beneficial to do anyway becoz baby can taste, smell, and quickly receive milk in early days). Any comments on this latch-on pain? Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html