To Terri, from your description it does not sound like you mismanaged. Adjusting for oversupply is not a simple fix, often it takes several modifications of what mom is doing over several weeks. Mastitis does happen and oversupply does predispose to it. Just as an aside, if the oversupply is not severe at 10 days, I might not try to down-regulate that early. Instead I might try positioning adjustments, having baby's neck extended (nose tipped back farther) and the like. If mom had been using the shield in a less-than-ideal manner or if the size did not fit her, the baby may have been gassy from not getting a good, comfortable latch and feed. No, I don't believe that 'kneading' is part of normal management of mastitis. Thorough draining of the affected breast is; nurse the baby or express. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA *********************************************** 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