Wish I could say where I heard it, but this dredges up a memory (10+ years ago?) of some LC suggesting that mom should let baby set or establish her milk supply for a month. Then rent a pump to get used to using it and build up a reserve in the freezer before going back to work at 6 weeks. The reasoning was that using a pump very early would make mom produce an unnaturally high milk supply. Inconvenient for baby's comfort nursing, and inconvenient for mom who can only pump when business requirements permit. Maybe this is a revised version of that *old* advice. Phyllis --- Phyllis Adamson, IBCLC, RLC --- Glendale, AZ, USA --- [log in to unmask] --- Scanned by Norton AntiVirus with auto-updates *********************************************** 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