Whoa Nikki, Your post really hit home. Here is a list of things that I am absolutely not allowed to tell women in the hospital where I work, and if I do, I can lose my job: 1. epidurals can affect breastfeeding 2. breastfeeding increases IQ 3. tongue tie can affect speech later in life 4. a baby should not be given 60cc ( 2 oz) of artificial milk on day 2 of life 5. if your baby has glucose levels of 45,46, 47, it is not a problem in most of the world 6. even one bottle of artificial milk could cause health problems I have been called to the head of the hospital so many times for telling the truth, put on probation, chastised by my colleagues, and even suspended for a certain period until I wrote a letter of apology....everything I said was true, evidence based, and said in an attempt to help moms and protect babies. Why am I still working there, I ask myself every day? Because if I am not there, those moms don't even have a chance to breastfeed. Esther Grunis, IBCLC, who considers being called fanatic a compliment in my workplace....and my answer is that I would rather be a fanatic than a fraud Lis Maternity Hospital Tel Aviv, Israel *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html