Interesting thread on leaking. Over the years I have occasionally gotten phone calls from mothers several weeks down the line who complain to me about needing a "bath towel" to sop up the mess when nursing because of excessive leaking. One mom called with 2 questions - the 1st being about leaking and the 2nd about pumping so she could go back to work. It turned out that she was still wearing the breast shells she had been given 3 weeks before in the hospital to help evert slightly "shy" nipples. No one had instructed her on when to quit using them. I find this to be common - mothers are given equipment in the hospital but are not told when to either quit using it or when it is time to seek more help. In talking to this mom I suggested she immediately stop using the shells (as baby was having absolutely no problems with latch, etc.) and to put a collection container of some kind under the nipple she wasn't using for nursing at the feeding to save for going back to work instead of using a towel. She called me back the next day and said it was like turning off the faucet - her leaking stopped instantly and she never had a problem again. The reason? Probably increased stimulation to the nipple/areola area during normal movement massaging the areolar area, causing increase in milk production. I have seen this several times over the years. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** 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