In reply to Leslie's question, you will find that lovely article in the March 1994 issue of JHL. Yes, I agree, a 10 cc syringe is sometimes too small. Try a 20 cc syringe for moms with larger nipples (remember, the article was written by physicians from India, and Indian women tend to be tiny compared to the "average" US citizen. I suspect their nipples might also be smaller in many cases (though probably not all)> I've some really big suckers on somre really tiny statured women! :-) %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% "We are all faced with a series of great %% %% opportunities brilliantly disguised as %% %% impossible situations" - definition of a %% %% lactation consulting service. %% %% Kathleen G. Auerbach, PhD, IBCLC %% %% [log in to unmask] Homewood, Illinois USA %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%