I had a couple who said that they were going to use "parent directed feeding". I explained how demand/supply works, and that milk out equals milk produced, while milk that stays in the breast signals the body to make less. Then I looked them straight in the eye and said that if they were going to have the parents direct the feedings of a newborn, that they would likely starve their baby. They were much more receptive to "my" way after that conversation (altho I do not know what happened after they went home). Kathy in NJ *********************************************** 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