There have been many excellent suggestions on how to approach moms either when they come to deliver (or earlier in the pregnancy). The total assumption that a mom will be breastfeeding is the ultimate goal. I offered the "will you be breastfeeding" as a step in that direction. Some staff would find moving from "breast or bottle" to the absolute assumption of breast at the norm as too much of a "quantum leap". The "will you be....." may well be accepted and used first. The LC goal is for that to only be a step toward what we feel should be the prevailing attitude. If only it were possible to make the complete jump overnight to BF as the norm and assumed feeding method for all moms. In the meantime, some of us have to be content with "baby steps" toward the goal. Winnie *********************************************** 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