I agree with Julia, there are so many "rights" and 'wrongs" to BF :-( I think there are 2 separate issues here, marketing of shields vs use of shields. Use: I believe Dr Meier's research is positive re: shields. The flip side is described by Angela - the unsupervised use of shields with little or no direction & follow up. Marketing: I won't go there this am, I think we have pretty much established that it is lousy. Pat in SNJ *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome