Jennifer, While this is usually the case, I think, we just had a terrible case here in PA. Amish family. Did not get Vit K. Baby died of Vit K def. D.A. ruled it child abuse because of the bruising and internal bleeding (particularly cranial - i.e., shaken baby syndrome). Parents had children immediately removed and put into foster care (not with Amish families). Even after it was discovered that it was Vit K def., child protective services took their own sweet time getting the older children back. Older children were not even allowed to attend their sister's funeral. IT was horrible. Lots of insensitivity to downright hositility on the part of the non-Amish. While Vit K def. is rare, it does happen. I, for one, would not want to take this risk with a child. Johanna Berger, LSW Breastfeeding Counselor Bala Cynwyd, PA ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. *********************************************** 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