If you have trouble sourcing this product locally, The Lact Aid is available on the LLL website in the catalog section under "accessories." I know of a couple of dedicated breastfeeding moms with extreme supply issues that were not fully resolved with good breastfeeding management, herbs, meds, etc. (due to reduction, adoptive nursing, or PCOS)who have used this with great success. Kellie Whitney, LLLL Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 18:20:40 -0500 From: The Sharp/Polstein Family Subject: SNS for "failure to thrive" baby The most commonly available supplementer is the Medela SNS. One of its flaws is that babies sometimes suck on the tube without draining the breast effectively (although placing the tube under the breast, and slowing the flow, help somewhat). The Lact Aid works much better because the flow is "uphill" and babies have to work harder for it. Lact Aids are not as available as the Medela product and do require a little more manual dexterity from the mother. The feeding specialist's reaction is interesting. Did she (or he) give any reasons? Kate Sharp LC in private practice New York City [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com *********************************************** 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