Hi Aimee I'm sorry I don't have any evidence to use to back it up, why oh why can't the doctors use their own eyes. I mean what is she going to substitute the breast milk with, some sort of formula? Anyway, I know of a mum on the EPers email list who exclusively expressed and EBM fed her baby for about 2 years, can't remember exactly. If you like I'll post a request for her to contact you, I can't actually remember her name. The amazing thing about this mum is that she expressed fresh milk for her bub for those two years, so she would express each feed as it came up and just put it directly into the feeding tube. If you are interested you could pass the EPers list details onto the mum too: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EPers/ I know this isn't exactly what you are after, but it is the closest I know of. Jenny Jenny Doncon Breastfeeding Counsellor, IBCLC, Australia (read my expressing story here: http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=41257 and my weaning diary here http://www.lrc.asn.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40015) *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome