It is interesting to note that research uses such value-heavy, subjective words as 'difficult' in research results. It would be too easy to see 'difficult' as a negative outcome when it may not be. Another example of this is the assumption that more weight gain or a bigger baby = a healthier baby. Many parents of gifted children find them 'demanding', 'difficult' and a real challenge. Also, some of the 'best'-behaved babies, or babies who are 'content' or 'never cry', turn out to have health and/or developmental problems. So maybe these toddlers are more demanding because they have more intelligence and/or vitality. Since I'm posting, I'm going to excerpt from a private email - I hope this doesn't count as advertising, I just want to share what took me a few hours to gather, about sources for #5 french feeding tubes: Marcia McCoy Volunteeer lactation advocate (the order taker on the phone said 'You're a Location advocate? What's that?) >>The manufacturers that I found online were: Mallinckrodt 1-800-635-5267 item# 85772 I also saw ones made by Bard at Allegiance 1-800-964-5227 item # DC3643 I called Starkman's in Toronto (1-314-863-2984) but I didn't have an item number and she couldn't find the right item.<< I've been told that Bell & Ingram and Seamless also manufacture these - I couldn't find them online, but your supplier could check. *********************************************** 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