Dear womyn, Thankyou so much for all your replies, on and off list. There are too many to respond to individually, so please accept my thanks on the list. I have been helping this mum online, so haven't actually seen her IRL. I have forwarded on all your advice and thoughts and she is taking them all on board. She is really keen to continue to breastfeed and I believe there might be a few issues going on, contributing to the pain she is experiencing. I am working toward my IBCLC, (someone asked) and will start a cert. 4 in breastfeeding (councelling) through the aust. breastfeeding association to help gain some LC hours. This year I also start a GD of Nursing (Maternal and Child Health). I am really enjoying learning off the collaborative knowledge from Lactnet. Blessings, Rachael ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ GentleBirth Pregnancy and Birth Education Rachael Austin RN, EM, IPN, Adv. CBE Midwife in Private Practice Ph: (07) 49 931 213 Fax: (07) 49 931 341 Mob: 0419750 780 Email: [log in to unmask] www.gentlebirth.com.au 2008 - The Year of Homebirth Awareness. Help support and value women. Protect their babies. Tell everyone you know that homebirth exists as a VALID birthing choice! *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome