Okay Lisa, since you are in tutorial mode, I too would like to ask something. :) Lisa wrote: <<<According to Lawrence, women in general have more sensitive nipples during ovulation, menstruation, pregnancy and lactation; apparently drops in related hormones may also lead to decreased sensitivity over time, and may account for that on-again-off-again sensation of MER that women experience in the later stages of lactation when babies nurse more erratically. It would make sense to me that when the milk supply is higher, it is because of more stimulation resulting in more circulating hormones overall.>>> Can the above somehow be related to the fact that some women report to have problems with MER during ovulation and/or menstration? (it takes longer before a MER occurs and less MERs occur anyway). -- Annelies Bon http://www.flnet.nl/~0bon01/ bf counsellor in training of the Dutch bf org "Borstvoeding Natuurlijk" webmaster Borstvoeding Natuurlijk http://utopia.knoware.nl/users/vbn/ mailto:[log in to unmask] toxins in breastfeeding: http://www.flnet.nl/~0bon01/bf_toxins.html