Heather

  while this makes good sense it does not explain the many women wh o do nto
have this problem...

   though somewhere in this is the "learned factor".. women who teach
themselves to "let down" for the machine....

In a message dated 1/10/99 4:26:50 AM Central Standard Time,
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<< The baby is truly  expert by now, and the pump's
 imitation, second-rate  'sucking action'  just cannot compete with it. When
 lactation is linked with prolactin, the pump usually does okay - but as
 time goes on, many mothers notice they don't get as much at each session.
 It does not mean their supply is going down - though they think it is. It
 only means their breasts respond to the baby rather than a plastic thing. >>