I saw a segment of the MTV show while Brandy was shopping for baby things with her mother and then was at home with her mother and a baby "nurse" (she wasn't designated as such, just said she would be there for baby advice, etc), also an African-American woman. Unfortunately, breastfeeding was discussed in light of giving bottles. Brandy posed a question about when to give bottles stating she was afraid the baby would prefer her (something to this effect) and wouldn't bottles interfere with her baby wanting her. To which this baby person replied that one should give bottles right away or the baby might never take them. It seemed Brandy was wiser than this "helper" but I felt how unfortunate this message was to send out to teenage girls; even mine were moaning in dismay. Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC Brewster, NY *********************************************** 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