It has been my experience that mothers who are put into a room with bottle-feeding mothers might have a very negative approach to breastfeeding. I have seen numerous mothers change from breast to bottle after one night of "cluster" feeding - even after explainations are given. I commented on this and was shouted down by a few of the staff saying that I was over-reacting - I had objected to a breastfeeding Mom going in with a bottle-feeding Mom. Has any research been done on this? Can anyone give me input? Has anyone else experienced this? You are welcome to e-mail me. Sincerely, Barbie Currie. RN RM. White River, Mpumlanga, South Africa. [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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html