Hello all.  I am catching up on missed holiday posts and am now through my
downloaded logs.  "Good," you say?  Well, almost, now I have all the
current (ie since I got back to my computer) digests to get through!  Will
I ever catch up or will I die with a smile on my face and a Lactnet on the
screen????

1)  I have read the posts on oversupply colic with much interest.  My
sister-in-law seems to be having difficulty with oversupply colic.  The
true difficulty comes in that her son has an extreme preference for one
breast over the other (nurses one for 20 min and the other for 3-5 at
most).  How can she only offer the non-preferred side for 2 hours?  Her son
will be hysterical long before allowed on the preferred side.  How does one
handle this problem with a preference issue thrown in?  Any suggestions
would be appreciated.

2)  I was asked how soon after a mother ingests chocolate will it show up
in her milk?  How long will it take to clear her system?  (I guessed the
2-3 weeks for total dairy clearance, was this correct?)

3) It is frustrating when women are told not to BF or they will have droopy
(and therefore unattractive?) breasts.  A local LC tells moms-to-be that
becoming pregnant has already ended those days of "perkiness" as the
changes take place in the breast whether you BF or not.  The culprit is
becoming pregnant and the breast changes that go with pregnancy, not
whether or not you BF after you deliver.  Combine this with being able to
eat most everything in sight while still losing those post-partum pounds
and it sounds even better!

Linda, who is at it much too late for her droopy EYES (what did you
expect?) even though the clock says it is only 10:13!!!
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