Just curious how often anyone else presents this as an option. Years ago, I saw a mom 4 days postpartum with horrible nipple damage and very sore breasts. Mom and dad had decided (on their own) that dad breastfeeding would be the cure to her engorgement. Of course he had teeth (!) and had decided to turn on his vacuum power up to full strength to suck the milk out of her breasts. I had her pump for a few days because she couldn't stand putting the baby to breast. Breastfeeding went fine after that. (And I don't know if this has anything to do with it, but parents were from rural Mexico.) Marita Nickison, RN, IBCLC Who lived in rural Mexico for a while but didn't ever see this done > > Subject: Severe engorgement > > I know this is probably a little unorthodox, but maybe Dad could help > out. Especially since the baby isn't there, and I always tell moms, > the baby is more efficient than the pump because the baby is not only > sucking, but also compressing/massaging the ducts at the same time. > So, if she's not too freaked out by it, Dad could maybe "breastfeed." > > Andrea Tran RN, IBCLC > Erie, Colorado *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html