I had no idea that what I chose to do back then would hardly be acknowledged in 2003! My husband and I drove 1 1/2 hrs for 3 Saturdays (missed pushing class!) in 1975 to attend a Lamaze Class. My OB said, "Oh, Lamaze...yeah I have heard of that!" After the unmedicated birth of Evan, he made the comment that it "seemed to work for you!" NO enema, NO shaving and YES it did work for me. Guess we were his guinea pig couple...2 years later when I was again expecting, an RN offered in-office classes. I also had to find someone to teach me basic first aid and infant CPR. The Red Cross thought that I was nuts wanting to know all that info, but were willing to educate me for a price. And believe me, with 3 active children, that knowledge has certainly ben useful. I have been complimented by ER staff on the many bandages and splints that have been applied to various body parts over the years. No rooming in was offered in the hospital and I actual fought and signed a waiver to do so with my last (1981) for the only night we were there. I had him at 2PM and was home by 8AM the following morning. They thought I was out of my mind for wanting to go home so quickly and strongly advised against it. Whatever. I exclusively breastfed my first for 8mths, he weaned at 28mths, when his sister was 2mths old. I nursed Larisa until she was almost 4 and she weaned when her baby brother, Jared was 3mths old. I breastfed non-stop for about 11 years, no AIM ever passed their lips and solids were not offered until about 8-9mths!! We practiced the family bed as well. And yes, it can be done on a full size!! I would like to thank LLL for being there for me, offering a different slant on the world of parenting, one that I accepted wholeheartedly. Coming from an abusive background was terrifying to me as I prepared to become a parent. But I did it, I broke that horrible and degrading cycle! I am proud of the way I have parented my children. I am proud that I ventured into unknown territories. I would like to think that a lot of the prenatal education that is now offered is in some way because of my stubbornness and efforts. I stood up and said this can be done and I am doing it. SO YES, there were breastfed babies in the 70's and 80's and I am their mom! Ellen *********************************************** 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