Cathy Liles wrote about the mother of a 5 month old who nurses 4-5x/day, who is still having inflamation after a bout of mastitis. What percentage of mothers of exclusively breastfed 5 month olds who nurse 4-5x/day *don't* have some sort of breastfeeding problem? I'd suggest that she double the # of nursings (at least) for starters, just to see what happens. Not that those need to be 40 minute sit-down meals. I just wonder if this isn't a very basic management issue - that perhaps her first child demanded nursings and this one is content to wait, or perhaps gets so much so fast that he puts it off. I'd give the mom the "overactive let-down" LC series article and see if she sees herself and her baby in it. Hey, *I* can't get through the day with only 4 or 5 food-in-mouth times, and I'm trying to *lose* a few pounds. My .02 Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY