A concept that has been brought up today by Carolyn Melcher at her "Birth and Beyond" training is the idea of "cluster pumping". If babies tend to "cluster feed" why not have moms "cluster pump"? Is it not possible - and probable - that mothers could maintain a milk supply, despite erratic scheduling, if WHEN they COULD pump - they pumped q 30 to 45 minutes? So for example a mom who has to go see her baby - pumps at home twice in one hour, then it takes 3 - 4 hours to get there and visit her baby, then she pumps there (assuming baby can't nurse) then it takes 2 - 3 hours to return - but when she is home she pumps at 6, 7, 8, 9 for 10-15 (?) minutes each time. So she pumps a total of 12-14 times in 24 hours, but not q 2 or q 3 hours? Perhaps a study could be designed with moms who find they CAN'T do the usual schedule - but could "cluster pump" at home? Instead of pumping at 6 and 9, she could fit in 4 "cluster pumpings" once or twice a day? Jeanette Panchula California *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html