Lee and Pam:  I have always maintained that "engorgement" is NOT the norm.  
When I discuss "milk coming in" with a mom, I always state:  "Your breasts will 
begin to feel some heaviness and fullness."  The only baby of my 3 that I 
expreienced the classic engorgement syndrome with was my 1st.  She was my 
only C/S baby and 26 years ago there was a ton of separation going on, as 
well as no rooming in, although I did keep her with me more than the usual at 
the time.  My other 2 babies (unmedicated VBACs) were nursing non-stop from 
minute one and I never really did feel any real noticeable fullness with them 
either.  Both gained beautifully from the beginning.  Maybe we need to be 
careful how and when we are using the term engorgement.


Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL  USA

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
Mail all commands to [log in to unmask]
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask])
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask])
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]