Susan said: > Somehow the gold standard sounds different coming from > Ross’ lips. Is breastfeeding the gold standard for > mothers? They, of course, are the ones breastfeeding, > or not. Breastfeeding, when spelled correctly, is as > much about the activity of the mother as of the child. > I am concerned that “gold standard” sounds a little > too “special” as in: > “If my child was a princess she might breastfeed.” > “If I didn’t have to go back to work at 6 weeks I > might breastfeed.” > “If I had a cleaning service and a personal trainer I > might breastfeed.” > Yup, and if I had my own cook and personal trainer, I'd be thinner than Oprah. Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL Lactation Education Consultants www.lactationeducationconsultants.com *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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