I wanted to fill everyone in on some good outcomes I've had in the last few weeks. I wrote a few weeks ago about 3 moms that where having difficulty for various reasons but all where pumping and bottle feeding. Well, time has helped all these little babies. One mom had severe inverted nipples, that got very sore, mom had low milk supply etc, etc. Despite all the problems this mother never got discouraged. Her and her little baby continue, nursing with a shield, very little milk transferred, mom pumps after most feedings and bottle feeds as well... how she gets anything done is beyond me. She says this has been the best experience she has ever had. She and her baby are happy. My other mother with very large nipples and little baby, pumped and bottle fed for three weeks... went to one La Leache meeting, started nursing her now larger baby that eve... very happy. The third mother whose small 36 week infant, who got very jaundiced, lost weight etc... and they ended up pumping and bottle feeding. They continued until just last week, when the mom started nursing some, came in for a little help and her little baby took about 2 ounces at breast. They're happy! So, persistence, keeping the milk supply intact, and regular lactation help, plus encouragement from family and LLL and a tincture of time will help even the most difficult situations. Thanks for all the ideas you shared. Linda Rosetti RN, IBCLC Clarkston, Wa *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html