>There was a time when babies were pretty much left up to the women to care for and feed.< I guess women are still pretty much left to care for and feed babies, but the decisions they make are constrained in many ways. I would say it is *at least* 6,000 years since western societies have had agendas which encouraged women not to breastfeed, to curtail breastfeeding and to supplement breastfeeding earlier rather than later. (I know: this is a sweeping statement -- the picture might be different in places and at times -- but I think it helps to know the kind of timescale we are dealing with here.) Henri Nestle was treading a well-worn path. Magda Sachs Breastfeeding Supporter, BfN, 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