Jon,
Congrats! Ur SS went up!!! [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/happy.gif] yar, latching really does up ss. I am quite certain of this, becoz so far I latch bb direct all the way, thru her growth spurts and all, I never pump to up ss, and amazingly, I have suspected all the while that bbs have natural suckling abilities that far exceed the pump. As in, i think they can drain our breasts far more efficiently than the pump can ever drain, as in even if there is a lump or clogged duct, I think bb can suck until the lump comes out as milk, whereas the pump cannot. When she went thru her first growth spurt, last time, I pumped for few seconds just to see if got milk, coz I was worried she not getting enough milk, coz she kept latching to me all day, so i thought must be no milk so she is very hungry, and true enough, there is no milk when I pump. But u know what? She just doesn't give up, she will keep latching whether or not there is milk and yet when she latch, I can see later there is milk stain on her mouth, meaning bb suck and suck until milk comes in. Somemore she put on so much weight, since then right, I don't worry about whether enough milk or not anymore. Every growth spurt, I don't worry abt that, I just let her suckle whenever and if she wants many times a day during growth spurt, coz ss will come in more and more as she suckles. So u dun go and worry too much, i think ur ss will just come in and go up, just keep latching the bb when she wants, but if u want to control how much she is drinking, then of coz ebm is still the way to go coz that gives u more control. But latching has it's pros, I really find that latching alone I don't have engorgement problems anymore. & I read somewhere that after a while,usually from wk 6 onwards, if doing direct latching, baby demand and breast supply matches and breasts will just settle into very comfy state, as in, it doesn't feel uncomfortable even when it's full. I think now my breasts did adjust already, coz I find these days, I don't have wierd letdowns, and no lumps and engorgement, so really body has adjusted to bb's demand.
btw, today is ur sheraton right? Enjoy urself!