Deena, In your study of epidural effects on breastfeeding, is there a way you could measure or observe the degree of breast engorgement (sometimes labeled "flat nipples") that occurs with these mothers? That seemed to be cited as a contributing factor in the breastfeeding difficulties associated with epidurals in the discussions here last fall. Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC and LLL Leader in Madison, WI