We feel strongly about this because of what we are observing and the success of our approach in these cases. We'll post something about "thrush in the ducts" on another occasion - we think it's impossible. Over to you! Anne Bovey and Robyn Noble, Brisbane, Australia (Oz!) Hi Anne and Robyn..what makes you believe that this is impossible? Kathleen Bruce ********************************************************************* Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC (e-mail = [log in to unmask]) If you wanna see something cool...try this www page! http://www.mcs.com/~auerbach/lactation.html **********************************************************************