I like your analogy about the sink! Great imagery. A problem remains, however. When we need to say "emptying the breast" in print, using only a few words to say what we mean, we can't use such an analogy. I liked Carrie's words, "softening" of the breast, as opposed to "emptying." Other than that, I haven't seen a succinct description that we can use when writing. -- Marie Biancuzzo, RN MS Perinatal Nurse Consultant PO Box 1562 Phone: 703-758-0092 Herndon, Virginia 22070-1562 email: [log in to unmask]