Sheila, 
You wrote:  "This reminds me of a mother who came to a LLL meeting and
said her doctor had told her not to allow nursing at the empty breast
because the baby would just swallow AIR."
That doc must have studied in medical school with one of our docs who
tells moms to feed only 5 minutes on each side because after that there
is only air in the breasts.  He has been saying this for 20 years.  I
once asked him what percentage oxygen the air was, just in case I saw
someone having a heart attack and needed to resuscitate him, I could use
my breasts for that!! Or if I got a flat tire, or had to blow up
balloons.  He did not get it.  I think it is time to prepare him some
articles to read……….he may have learned to read by now.  :-)
Esther Grunis, IBCLC 

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