hi diane well she might have some retained products. i recall when i had an early miscarriage or 'blighted ovum' (don't know what that is exactly)i had a very low hcg (maybe 4?) and the doc told me to keep taking pregnancy tests til they were negative. i had several positive tests and finally became negative, my understanding was indicating that everything had bled out and i didn't need any further intervention. my understanding was hcg should be zero unless there are 'products of conception' there. i could be wrong on this. but it makes sense in light of her symptoms of no lactogenesis. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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