I am confused about something that maybe one of our suck experts can  
clarify.  I thought that the "old" idea was that babies removed milk  
by compressing the subareolar milk ducts, but that current  
information shows that negative pressure (suction) rather than  
compression is what removes the milk, in conjunction with the MER  
basically pushing the milk out.

So if this is true, why would it be desirable to use a bottle that  
requires compression?  Shouldn't a traditional bottle that uses only  
suction be more similar to the breast, according to the current  
model?  If a baby starts learning that compression removes milk, then  
wouldn't that result in a lot of pinching the breast?

Warmly,
Lynnette Hafken, MA, LLLL, IBCLC
Germantown, MD, USA

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