Hi Pam, We are seeing the opposite problem here in NYC - we have several physicians who tell mothers NOT to pump when they are having breastfeeding problems. One mom I am working with is only getting drops of milk after a very bad start and following this advice in the crucial first 2 weeks. Another mom is painstakingly rebuilding her supply after this same practice told her not to pump if her baby (with a genetic syndrome and macroglossia) breastfed for 5 minutes. This little one gets only a few cc's in 5 minutes! We do sometimes see moms with mondo oversupplies from pumping in addition to effective breastfeeding. Sigh. When will people learn to make appropriate guidelines for tool use? -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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