Actually, the air comes from eating beans or broccoli. Gas is made in the gut, passes into the blood stream, enters the breasts and... PPFFFFFFFTTTT!!!!...out the nipples. That's why babies get gas, don'cha know? Phyllis in Phx ;-} Sorry. Couldn't resist it. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx That doc must have studied in medical school with one of our docs who tells moms to feed only 5 minutes on each side because after that there is only air in the breasts. He has been saying this for 20 years. I once asked him what percentage oxygen the air was, just in case I saw someone having a heart attack and needed to resuscitate him, I could use my breasts for that!! Or if I got a flat tire, or had to blow up balloons. He did not get it. I think it is time to prepare him some articles to read. He may have learned to read by now. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXx Dear Friends: ROTFLOL!!! Now there are all sorts of silly images in my head after reading about blowing up balloons or re-inflating tires. Thanks, Esther! warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative *********************************************** 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