As for the sleeping through the night thing-- I thought I was responding to someone's question as to what I say to parents WHO DO NOT WANT TO COSLEEP with their children. I also stated that "crying it out" was NOT the optimal approach, and offered something that worked for ME with MY babies and for many parents of MY patients. Just sharing ONE opinion. Having said this, I do have to admit that we Drs are products of our education/experience/societal surroundings, and in this area probably tend to RESPOND to parental attitudes more than attempt to MODIFY them. In the 20-30 minutes we can spend examining/counseling in a well-child visit, there is alot to cover, and changing a parent's mind about cosleeping at that point is difficult. Not optimal, certainly, but our present reality. Now, as for my "cringing" at some LACTNET postings, I really wasn't referring to the sharing of specific instances of ignorance/frustration. I was merely pointing out that I have perceived (in the past 2 weeks anyway) a climate of "us vs. them" that causes me to pause before considering recommending this site to other MDs/NPs/PAs. Just another piece of information offered for consideration. Kathy Leeper, MD (Licking my wounds on the drought-stricken prairies of Nebraska.) *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html