I come across this every day and I often tell mothers the true story of a 4 friends eating pizzas together. One friend had her pizza served 20 minutes before the rest. When the other 3 had completely finished their pizzas - the one who started first had only eaten one and a half slices! She is a slow eater. She eats as much as the others - it just takes her longer. It's neither right nor wrong. I have watched several babies at the breast on day 2 - and the MER was only elicited after 15 to 20 minutes. Just when I was thinking maybe we had a problem here! I have also seen babies have a feast of colostrum on day one - within 2 minutes! The numbers game can be dangerous - mothers and staff members watch the clock and not the baby's behaviour at the breast. (Jack Newman has a good article on this topic). Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC South Africa [log in to unmask] *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome