> >I have suggested this to moms before and they dont want to express at all, not comfortable with the process or for what ever reason, so I figure the best I can do is help them to dry up as quick as possible. Cindy > > Cindy, I know that this is the standard put out there for both mom's who > choice not to breastfeed or those who want to wean, but my instructions are > for all. Why should any woman suffer through engorgement? Nobody has to. > If they use the cold, ibuprofen, and small amounts of expressing the weaning > process goes by quickly and no pain. Just as Winnie also stated. The idea > that any stimulation will keep the milk production on going for a long time > we all know is not true. I am talking about small amounts of expressing, a > couple times a day. Now to keep up lactation, especially in the first weeks, > one would have to do frequent (8 or more) emptying of the breast. > Besides helping these women not have discomfort I do encourage them to give > the little bit of milk they get to their babies and you never know when one > woman may even want to keep up the process and give her new baby a even more > of her milk. > Ann Perry RN IBCLC > Boston, MA > > *********************************************** > > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > All commands go to [log in to unmask] > > 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 > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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