In a message dated 97-01-14 23:40:15 EST, you write:

>1.  My colleague went to a session last summer at ILCA done by Linda Kutner
>who>recommended using olive oil to reduce friction when pumping.  We've
since
>started recommending this to moms who were getting sore from pumping
>(primarily>with non-nursing newborns) and the feedback has been very
positive.  My
>question for those of you who recommend this is:  does the kind of oil
matter or will
>any>vegetable oil do?
the reason for recommending olive oil could be because it is also
anti-fungal.  I usually have the moms massage and hand express their milk
into the flange before pumping, less washing than using an oil or Lansinoh as
some suggest. Most mothers who are new to pumping are not told how important
it is to lubricate the flange to prevent sore nipples.  This is one of my
beefs against pharmacies renting pumps without instructions.  Liz Flight in
Jacksonvile  waiting for our first freeze of the year.