Thanks for posting to LN so that others can benefit from your testimonial. BTW, I suppose I already told you, but just in case, I just reviewed the page proofs of my article on RPS for JHL, so keep your fingers crossed that nothing keeps it from getting published in the May issue. Also, I have received word that my abstract was accepted to present at ILCA in Scottsdale. Unfortunately, though I can't quickly find the e-mail to confirm the time, I think I remember that it's scheduled for a one-hour concurrent session at 5 p.m. Saturday. Seems awfully late! I hope the audience isn't too tired, hungry, anxious to dress for the big dinner, etc. On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 02:15:13 -0600 "doulamary" <[log in to unmask]> writes: > Well, Jean, > No, I never did post about this, perhaps I should! > > Eight weeks ago, when my son was in Intensive Care, so ill I was > having a > very hard time pumping...actually letting down to a pump. I was a > wreck. > Jean in her kindness, sent me a very detailed e-mail about Reverse > Pressure > Softening (RPS) with some wonderful illustrations of the technique > as well. > I tried it....and it worked WONDERFULLY! Within a few minutes of > doing RPS, > I finally felt myself let down and I was able to pump. My poor > breasts were > so confused, I was at the hospital 10-15 hours a day (hubby was > there when I > could not be there) and not able to pump at all....then I would go > home to a > clingy and confused two year old who was nursing with the frequency > of a > newborn, hence a stubborn plugged milkduct for much of the time > until I > could pump at the hospital. > > I have found now, that the stress has calmed down......that if I do > RPS..I > literally spurt milk in a matter of minutes. I think this technique > is > fabulous help to moms who struggle with letting down to a pump for > whatever > reason. I have mentioned to the moms in my support groups and am > eager to > hear feedback from them on this. > > Grateful, > Mary Anderson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kermaline J. Cotterman <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Cc: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 6:49 PM > Subject: RPS as aid for responding to a pump > > > > Mary, in her post on loss of supply, said: > > > > < It is also important to point out that how much milk you pump > out is > > NOT a indicator to how much you have. She could try, Reverse > Pressure > > Softening..that seems to help some moms let down better to the > pump.> > > > > Thank you, Mary, for pointing this out. I cannot remember whether > you > > ever posted to LN about your experience of the effect of RPS, after > you > > had appealed to us for ideas to help you with pumping for your > baby at > > home when your son Lucas was hospitalized for his serious illness > some > > time ago. > > > > Darrilyn, in her post on animal behavior, remarked on the > "kneading" of > > the gland by kittens and puppies, and later remarked: > > <It would be nice to come up with a list of things that could > serve as a > > resource for mothers who need to depend on pumping, for whatever > reason, > > and are having trouble responding to a pump.> > > > > In veterinary science, there is reference to the "tap" reflex. > (Ever see > > calves or kids butting their mom's udder?) This refers to MER that > can > > happen due solely to pressure on myoepithelial cells, apparently > without > > the better-known neuroendocrine reflex that elicits oxytocin. > Though as > > yet no one has done any formal research on RPS, I hope someone > soon does > > so, at least on this effect, so that more mothers having trouble > letting > > down for the pump will have this principle to help them. > > > > Jean > > ************ > > K. Jean Cotterman RNC, IBCLC > > Dayton, Ohio USA > > > > > *********************************************** 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