Hi All, I found the link on the recent study correlating hand expression with increased duration of breastfeeding: http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2011/07/10260/new-moms-who-express-milk-hand-breastfeed-longer-ucsf-study-finds -- Sharon Craig Economides, LM, CPM, MMid, IBCLC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome