Peg I would offer the options and let them decide. There are pros and cons of doing it different ways. Personally I would just nurse with a supply line as I think that is the best stimulation anyway. But I wouldn't want to put my desires/expectations on them. So I would say some mothers rent a pump and begin pumping, blah blah blah, however some mothers find they are focusing too much on the volumes and that puts them off etc etc. There are the medication protocols but they have side effects etc. I have worked with one lesbian couple but the non-biological mom did not want to do any bf herself, altho she was very very supportive of the partners bf. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.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