I think I've been off lactnet all summer.  It's great to be back... and it
sounds as if there's yet another brouhaha in full swing.  Ah, what a lively
group we are!

An adopting mother wanted me to pass this along.  She's begun pumping with a
lactina, and found she was getting sore after a week of use.  She wanted
lower suction than it offered, at least for now, and came up with this
solution:

>There is a small white ring that you turn in order to choose among "upper
>tube", "both tubes" (for double pumping) and "lower tube".  Set this ring
>BETWEEN "upper tube" and "both tubes", and unplug the lower tube.  It's not
>hard to do.  I recommend putting the shield on your belly while fiddling to
>find the right setting.
>
>What this does is to create an air leak.  Then the suction is not as
>strong.  You can still use the regular suction control ring, although there
>will not be a huge difference between "min" and "max".

This is a woman who isn't producing milk, who's just in the early stages of
preparing for an adoption.  *For that specialized use*, I think she has a
good idea.

--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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