Hi Deb McBain!  Glad to have you join us!!

Interesting experience yesterday -- my 17 year old daughter came home for
lunch with one of her numerous boyfriends (age 18).  (Don't ask - I still
haven't figured out why the high schools let them have "open lunch" but
better here than other places I can think of).  At any rate, we were talking
about the SATs that Torrey is taking (again) today, and I commented to Mark
about bf and intelligence.  He was totally blown away by the concept that
human milk could make a difference in IQ.  I explained the Lucas study -- and
that led to discussions about why some moms have difficulty bf (and why I
exist as an LC).  He couldn't figure it out -- "Why don't they just "do" it?
 Why is there a problem?"  It was a bit difficult getting into all the whys &
wherefores about problems with bf, but Torrey was quick to tell him about
babies getting messed up at birth with all the interventions -- "They come
out so stoned they don't know what to do."  (I'm not sure I ever explained it
quite like that, but I guess that's the message she got).  Mark was quick to
tell us he was bf -- I assured him that was one of the reasons he's so
smart....

Torrey's parting comment on the use of formula -- "Well, did you ever see a
smart cow?"  (See, Linda Smith - your buttons are sticking!!).

It is amazing to me the opportunities that arise to talk about bf to all
sorts of people in a totally non-threatening environment.  Knowing Mark, I
suspect this information will be taken truly to heart, and I would be amazed
that if and when the time comes, he doesn't "insist" his wife bf!

Jan B