In a message dated 2/22/2005 11:41:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: I've often wondered if this would help w/ milk ejection for our long term pumping moms (NICU, etc.) as oxytocin nasal spray would. Dear Friends: Of course, we all remember that a baby at breast also boosts oxytocin! And oxytocin has to interact with both the cerebrospinal fluid AND the blood; injecting it just integrates it with blood. In view of the huge amount of over-hydration that mothers and babies experience in labor, I suspect that K.Jean Cotterman's and Jan Riordan's fabulous articles about their variations on Lymphatic Drainage, will be increasingly important. And hand expressing. And keeping this bloated mother horizontal so her breasts can drain. warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE 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