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"Kermaline J. Cotterman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:50:50 -0500
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Thanks for posting to LN so that others can benefit from your
testimonial.

BTW,

I suppose I already told you, but just in case, I just reviewed the page
proofs of my article on RPS for JHL, so keep your fingers crossed that
nothing keeps it from getting published in the May issue. Also, I have
received word that my abstract was accepted to present at ILCA in
Scottsdale. Unfortunately, though I can't quickly find the e-mail to
confirm the time, I think I remember that it's scheduled for a one-hour
concurrent session at 5 p.m. Saturday. Seems awfully late! I hope the
audience isn't too tired, hungry, anxious to dress for the big dinner,
etc.

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:13 -0600 "doulamary" <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> 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]>
> Cc: <[log in to unmask]>
> 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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