I have had several young women (especially those teens) who (if necessary) can pump a large amount of colostrum just about every time. We had a teen just about two to three weeks ago and this was the case with her. The baby would not (and did not) latch at all for 2 days and she was one of those ones we got pumping pretty much right from the get-go. The very first time she pumped she got well over 20 cc's. Thereafter, she got large amounts like that consistantly. The baby was a really slow learner and I was so thankful she was such a pumping queen. Actually, I followed her in the community and the baby finally did latch and was doing a good job with nursing. These are the scenarios that make me a believer in the judicious use of breastpumps in the face of breastfeeding difficulties. Had she not been encouraged to pump and supported through this, I am pretty sure she would have given up the idea of nursing altogether. Betsy Riedel RNC, IBCLC Connecticut *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html