Thanks Denise - and even though we have all night cable TV and the Internet, a lot of time we just stare off into space while doing the things we need to do now. Probably because of sleep deprivation. :)

The newest wrinkle? Met up with our lactation consultant again today. The latch is coming along very nicely. She's drinking too much liquid at this point for the SNS to keep up - she's taking up to 90 cc with each feeding at this time. And Amanda's milk is finally coming in! Yay! Though it's not nearly enough for what she needs at this time. So we're going to pump, use the pumped breastmilk in a bottle with a small nipple, and have Marika continue to feed on the breast 10 minutes on each side to continue to practice latching and to encourage milk expression. Hopefully this will do the trick. Our lactation consultant thinks that this will turn the trick and by her next follow up next week, she'll be latching and breastfeeding like a pro.

Masaki