Mellanie posts on a baby who is having trouble latching, is jaundiced, and mother who is engorged, and who has implants under the muscles of her chest wall. To me this case sounds like a pretty typical case of engorgement. The jaundice level alone does not warrant supplementing with formula after every feed, IMO, nor does the baby's weight. I would have strongly recommended using ways other than bottle feeding to give the baby milk, just because it sounds like this baby hasn't really demonstrated convincingly good technique at the breast yet. I would also be a bit concerned at no stools on 3rd day, but given the description of mother's breasts I suspect that engorgement with resultant decreased milk removal are to blame more than baby's jaundice. I would suggest trying Reverse Pressure Softening before all attempts at milk removal, whether by pump or by breastfeeding. Check the archives on how to do it, or do a google search for RPS or Jean Cotterman as the instructions are available on line. There is also an article with illustrations in the June issue of JHL. cheers Rachel Myr Kristiansand, Norway *********************************************** 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