Wish I would have read your post before I went nuts! You were much
more diplomatic in telling Jack he was wrong, wrong, wrong on this
one!

You're exactly, right on!

>Michael Woolridge describes flow rate problems as a reason some babies will
>suck in an overly aggressive way, applying prolonged negative pressure to
>the nipple tissue.  Sustained negative pressure on skin produces bruising.
>This is what hickeys or love bites are.  Suck long and hard enough and the
skin begins to break down.

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