Well, I agree on the love affair with the pump, I have friends who pump and feed EBM when their nurslings nurse well, and when they are home! That being said, some moms I know continue to pump when they are away from their nursling even if the nursling won't take EBM in a cup/bottle. They do it to maintain some sort of supply during that time of day, for the days when they are home. Perhaps this isn't neccessary, but some women are afraid that they won't have milk to nurse at those times, especially with a younger baby, if they don't pump. I do not have the professional qualifications to judge the accuracy of this belief, but I think its done out of a desire to maintain milk supply, sometimes. Tarah Colaizy, MD, MPH Neonatologist, Univ of Iowa *********************************************** 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