> An interesting exercise is to sit down in  a group of people and ask them
>each to define "sleeping through the night"....
>
>       Patricia

You are SO right! At a recent LLL Series Mtg. (meeting) when a mom was asked
that dreaded question, she said, "oh yes, since about six weeks old, I mean
she nurses a few times, but she doesn't wake up!"

What a great perspective this brought to the mom's in the room -- we all
decided that "waking" to nurse is only "waking" if the baby wants to play,
talk, etc. If they just root around until they find the breast, with help or
not, depending on how lucky the mom is <wink> that's not "waking."

Anne,
who stuggles with this issue still