One mother I've worked with had surgery in her teens to remove a lump. Her 1st child showed strong preference for the easy-flowing untouched side. The mother followed baby's lead & simply nursed one-sided. Born at 37 weeks & 5#, the baby weighed 25# at 6 mos. This child continued to nurse exclusively for 2 years. After beginning table foods, the child continued to nurse. When the child was 7.5 years, the mother gave birth to a second child. The two children tandem nursed on one breast. The second child exclusively BF 3 mos before "demanding table food." [According to mom, table food reappeared in diaper...] At 9.25 years child #1 may or may not be weaned (Mom's not sure...) and child #2 continues to nurse at 1.75 years. The mother has always had milk on the unused second side. She has never used supplements. She continues to nurse one-sided without problems. Susan Johnson MFA, IBCLC, LLLL __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.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