I only see moms/babies having problems, so I realize I have a warped perspective. But talking about mouth/nipple mismatch has reminded me of how moms often ask me how babies survived in the past if they and their mother's nipples were a poor match. I always tell them I assume that it was usually because someone was available to wet-nurse, or that perhaps mothers were more willing to nurse continuously if necessary. But I do often wonder what percentage of babies say 200 years ago had serious trouble latching/removing milk. Do we know anything about this? Kathy Leeper, MD, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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