Well, Jean,
No, I never did post about this, perhaps I should!
Eight weeks ago, when my son was in Intensive Care, so ill I was having a
very hard time pumping...actually letting down to a pump. I was a wreck.
Jean in her kindness, sent me a very detailed e-mail about Reverse Pressure
Softening (RPS) with some wonderful illustrations of the technique as well.
I tried it....and it worked WONDERFULLY! Within a few minutes of doing RPS,
I finally felt myself let down and I was able to pump. My poor breasts were
so confused, I was at the hospital 10-15 hours a day (hubby was there when I
could not be there) and not able to pump at all....then I would go home to a
clingy and confused two year old who was nursing with the frequency of a
newborn, hence a stubborn plugged milkduct for much of the time until I
could pump at the hospital.
I have found now, that the stress has calmed down......that if I do RPS..I
literally spurt milk in a matter of minutes. I think this technique is
fabulous help to moms who struggle with letting down to a pump for whatever
reason. I have mentioned to the moms in my support groups and am eager to
hear feedback from them on this.
Grateful,
Mary Anderson
----- Original Message -----
From: Kermaline J. Cotterman <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:49 PM
Subject: RPS as aid for responding to a pump
> Mary, in her post on loss of supply, said:
>
> < It is also important to point out that how much milk you pump out is
> NOT a indicator to how much you have. She could try, Reverse Pressure
> Softening..that seems to help some moms let down better to the pump.>
>
> Thank you, Mary, for pointing this out. I cannot remember whether you
> ever posted to LN about your experience of the effect of RPS, after you
> had appealed to us for ideas to help you with pumping for your baby at
> home when your son Lucas was hospitalized for his serious illness some
> time ago.
>
> Darrilyn, in her post on animal behavior, remarked on the "kneading" of
> the gland by kittens and puppies, and later remarked:
> <It would be nice to come up with a list of things that could serve as a
> resource for mothers who need to depend on pumping, for whatever reason,
> and are having trouble responding to a pump.>
>
> In veterinary science, there is reference to the "tap" reflex. (Ever see
> calves or kids butting their mom's udder?) This refers to MER that can
> happen due solely to pressure on myoepithelial cells, apparently without
> the better-known neuroendocrine reflex that elicits oxytocin. Though as
> yet no one has done any formal research on RPS, I hope someone soon does
> so, at least on this effect, so that more mothers having trouble letting
> down for the pump will have this principle to help them.
>
> Jean
> ************
> K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC
> Dayton, Ohio USA
>
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