Ladies, I come across this during hurricanes in Florida, and the story of Kati Kim is no exception. Kati Kim was stuck in a car with NO heat after the first day in freezing temperatures in the Oregon wilderness. She breastfed her two daughters, ages 4 years and 7 months until they were rescued NINE days later. Mother and daughters are in good condition. I seriously doubt that the outcome would have been this POSITIVE if she was NOT breastfeeding both daughters. I know I am preaching to the choir, but we all must echo this story in all our communities. Breastfeeding provides milk at the right temperature, amount, and freshness throughout the day. No matter how old the baby becomes it is still the superior human food. Those women who wonder why they are still nursing need to lift their heads a bit higher today, and realize that they are providing a fabulously wonderful health benefit that would be the most resourceful act during environmental catastrophe. During times of emergency, breastfeeding saves the precious lives of our children! Debbie Albert, RN, Ph.D., LMHC, IBCLC, RLC Tampa Lactation Counseling Tampa, FL *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html