Just an observation over 25 years of doing breastfeeding consulting. I have had a surprising (to me) number of mothers over the years mention to me in the course of conversation - "I would never tell my doctor this... but my sister, girlfriend, etc. and I nurse each other's babies if we're babysitting for each other. My baby is hungry, I nurse. Her baby is hungry, I nurse." They are not looking for my approval or permission to do this, they just matter-of-factly state it to me. And my response is "Good for you!". I've come to the conclusion that this practice is probably a lot more common than anyone suspects. And I certainly don't blame women for not talking about it - after all look what happens when it comes to light. Obviously, I feel that wet nursing should be mutually consensual. By the way, I live and practice in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and the women I work with are middle-class average suburban women. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** 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