In a message dated 00-01-11 18:26:10 EST, you write:

<< But is it better to actually extract the milk, or to have a better pump
stimulating the breast? >>

One has to move milk to make milk, so I vote for any pump working best for
extraction--unless the pump is injurious to breast tissue.

BTW, I'd like to see us distinguish between breast/nipple "stimulation" and
"milk removal/milk transfer" because we used to think any nipple/breast
stimulation was enough to establish milk production. Now we have the evidence
that milk must be removed from the breast if the the breast is to make/keep
making milk. The word "stimulation" can confuse what is really meant.

<< Why are these excellent hospital grade machines not extracting the milk? >>

Any given pump may work better for any given mom, although I'd expect certain
pumps (and even certain models) of  "excellent hospital grade" pumps to
usually work better. However, breast pumps are machines, and machines can
have mechanical problems. Has the pumps' pressure been checked with a gauge
recently? Any weird noises in there?

Karen

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