Well, in reading over the notes re: 95/5% and how many women cannot physiologically breastfeed, I think that there is no way to determine this number....especially in light of the fact that many mothers do not a) know what normal breastfeeding is b) receive knowledgeable help with breastfeeding. I really don't care, myself, about how many cannot physiologically breastfeed, meaning that I don't need a number to make an impression on me. I am way too busy helping mothers breastfeed to worry over such things. One focus that I work with is helping mothers to breastfeeding well right from the start, beginning with a good latch, and that solves a lot of problems before they even begin. I guess I don't concern myself with these types of numbers. It is not meaningful to me. Kathleen Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet, Indep. Consultant mailto:[log in to unmask] http://homepages.together.net/~kbruce/kbblact.html LACTNET Archives http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/lactnet.html "Each day is a gift. That's why it's called the present." *********************************************** 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