Hi, I think Carol said : <<I tell moms we'd have no foremilk/hindmilk issues if 1.)we didn't use pumps and 2.)we truly practiced exclusive breastfeeding which means allowing our babes free access to the breast. However, I do understand why the pump use is recommended for many women.>> My thoughts: I see the possibility of pumping excessively (subjective) which leads to the creation of an oversupply over the needs of the baby and hence a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance. However, I am not sure I am willing to concede the 2nd point. If all moms practice excl. bf I think there would still be moms with inadequate supplies so why not moms with other variations? I agree exclusive, baby led bf is the way to go, but I'm unwilling to stretch it to imply that mothers who practice this would have no imbalances. Just to show that I do agree that *in most cases* exclusive unrestricted bf works, here is an analogy I use with moms, esp. moms who seem married to the clock. I say "you can successfully and happily bf even if you were shipwrecked on a remote tropical island. You would have no clock and no calendar, no schedules, You would not have formula, or water bottles, or any cereals etc. but you would have food for yourself to eat. Do you agree you could bf just fine? The moms universally agree they could. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ Concerned that messages may bounce because your Hotmail account is over limit? Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es *********************************************** 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