I had a nice well-baby visit today which made my day. I have been out of residency and in private practice for almost exactly 2 years. My very first week in practice I saw a little jaundiced newborn whose mama was very frustrated with breastfeeding due to sore nipples, sleepy baby, and fear over the jaundice (not made better by my partner who suggested formula would bring the bili down faster.) The first day I saw him, he had only been to breast 1 time in the previous 24 hours, and had been receiving mostly formula by bottle. Mom clearly wanted to nurse him, though, and I gave her as much encouragement as I could. I saw her several times over the next 2 weeks as she transitioned back to full breastfeeding. I've enjoyed taking care of him ever since. Today, he was a happy toddler in my exam room for his 2 year check up, who gleefully exclaimed "Num-nums!" when he figured out his mom and I were discussing that he still nurses. Now, I gave mom support and some good comebacks for her family who think she's nutty for nursing a 2 year old. Despite the family pressure, she feels nursing has made taking care of a toddler so much easier and is in no hurry to wean. I always love when I get to see the long term results of helping someone with a rough start to their nursing relationship! Jennifer Tieman Family Physician Mom to 4, including nursling Carolin Rose born 5/31/03 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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