Susan writes: " 1) A little pumping to keep oneself comfortable, potentially prevents plugged ducts and mastitis ( I know, I had my share of them with baby # one because I listened to someone who told me not to pump because I would make more and more and more...)" I must admit I used to worry that moms who pumped during the early days postpartum were creating more oversupply problems for themselves. Then I had my third child. On day 3 I came down with a case of mastitis which was quickly cured by child #2, one of the most enthusiastic breast pumps ever born. My point is, removal of milk by other-than-the-newborn is exactly what's happening whenever a mom tandem nurses, and the younger siblings thrive under these conditions. Marcia McCoy freezing in sub-zero (Fahrenheit AND Celsius) Minnesota *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html