I should explain my logic a bit more....I think it could be impossible for manufacturers of formula to argue that babies should stay on formula alone for six months; most formula fed babies could not 'last' that long, as we see from observation and also surveys which show babies on formula tend to start solids quite a bit sooner than excl. bf babies. The status quo prob. suits them just fine. Tell all mothers to sart solids at 4 months.... HWN, UK *********************************************** 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