Karleen: Regarding the physiology of the need for frequent stimulation after separation in the initial days I read while I was studying last summer for the IBCLC test in the Riordin and Auerbach book that the reason for frequent stimulation is that in the initial days after birth is that with each feeding/stimulation prolactin receptor sites are being formed in the breasts...More stimulation=more receptor sites=more milk supply in the future. Therefore by decreasing the stimulation in the first few days as with a separation you may be setting yourself up for long term problems with low milk supply. I like to tell new moms this because then they think of the frequent feeds in the first days not as a negative but as something that will benefit them alot in the future. Hope this is what you were looking for. Barb, RN, IBCLC, mother of 4 *********************************************** 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