Re: Alexis's mom with let-down prob. while pumping. I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard this when the problem lay with the pump rather than the mother. Pressure could be bad, pump could be poorly designed or too weak to support long-term pumping in a working-mom situation. Remember, early lactation is marked by an over-abundance of milk in most cases. Any little commercial grade pump will prob. get reasonable vols then. The challenge comes later when the breasts have regulated more specifically to the intake needs of one baby. At that point, it takes a much higher quality pump, hand expression, and visualization and nipple massage combined to maintain good pumped vols during lengthy separations and stressful, tiring days. This is why I always recommend buying the best equip. possible, even if it's a bit of a sacrifice at first. Forget about the fancy nursery furniture, that in many families won't really be used much, and buy a really good pump. Care for it appropriately, stash it with baby clothes for next baby, and make sure the flange size is approp. to nipple diameter so you don't inadvertantly strangulate the milk flow. Barbara Wilson-Clay BSEd, IBCLC Austin Lactation Associates http://www.lactnews.com *********************************************** 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 *********************************************** 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