>In a message dated 97-09-24 13:54:36 EDT, you write: ><< "... When infants are bottle fed, the others in the family can >also share > in the pleasurable experiences of feeding the baby." " > > My comment to this is: WHere are these people when the infant, who >is 9 mo old and smearing food in their hair, needs cleaning? Where are they >for cleanup help when the kid is 2 yrs and throwing food on the floor? >I'd just as soon have them save all their "joy of baby feeding" to later when >I really need help feeding the baby! >> > I had never thought of that !!! What I always think when I hear this is - why is it that holding a baby and sticking a bottle in its mouth is thought to be so great ? I find that just holding them is plenty pleasurable. To put a bottle in their face would only obstruct my view !! Keli Who spent 40 min this afternoon holding and staring and studying a sleeping 2 week old baby girl whose birth I attended - the highlight of my day !!!