Dear Carol, I believe I wrote a while ago that 10 years ago in a hosp in suburban Detroit with a then 75% epidural rate, I did NOT see later problems with nursing. I believe it had to do with the fact that recovery was not rushed and baby was NOT sent to nursery UNTIL a successful BF was completed. There is much to be said for this "imprinting" that takes place in the first hour or two in terms of baby's memory and skill later with latching on and how it contributes to mom/baby bonding. So our motto should be "mothers and babies belong together!". Sincerely, Pat in SNJ *********************************************** 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