This is just a quickie update for all of you who shared your wisdom with that IFTT baby about 5 weeks ago. He was the one who had lost 15% of bw by 10 days, mom's nipples flat, very sleepy baby. Anyway, the mom just called me (6 weeks PP) to gushingly say thank you. They have relocated to the other side of the state and she just wanted to let me know what happened with them. Basically, I went over to their house daily for a week (brought along a co-Leader for at least one visit). It's a great success story--perserverence (mom's, dad's, baby's, and mine) plus shells, Haberman, and a Nurture III pump really helped the situation. They are completely on the breast and baby is over 10 pounds (bw was 6lbs 10 oz). It's so great to see the tears turn to sheer delight that "they CAN do it." This mother now feels truly empowered, and she'll need it because they are moving yet again in 2 weeks (husband's job). WarmLLLy, Chris : )Chris Hafner-Eaton, PhD, MPH, CHES, IBCLC email: [log in to unmask] : ) : )HSR & Health Educational Consultant voice/fax: 541 753 7340 : ) : ) **CHANGE THE WORLD, NURTURE A CHILD!** : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : )