>Perhaps teaching compression of the UOQ of the breast during every feed
>from the very beginning might "kill several birds with one stone". It
>would:
>stimulate MER's promptly, as direct pressure on the myoepithelial cells
>is another way to stimulate them to contract, without oxytocin even
>entering the situation. (ever see a calf butting its mother's udder?)

One of my sweetest memories is of my 3 year old daughter "teaching" her newborn sister how to push on mommy's breast to "make the milk come out better." : )

-Arlene



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