I wonder if people are combining pumping because baby won't nurse with pumping when baby can't (i.e. in NICU and NPO). Pumping when baby won't be nursing for some time because of a medical condition such as prematurity or respiratory distress would IMHO start a lot sooner than pumping because of difficulty getting baby to latch and nurse. I like to have NICU moms start by at least 8 hours. That's been a challenge to get RNs to comply who in the past would often wait until the next day! In time once we get compliance with starting by 8 hours we may consider moving it up earlier or at least offer moms the opportunity earlier. A mom in this situation feels "left out" of her newborn's care and pumping gives her an important role to play even if baby has a lot of "technological care" going on. Winnie Mading-Wisconsin *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html