Judy asks, "Do these reactions, transitions never cause problems in babies who are artificially fed from birth? I wonder..." Indeed. As I think it was Rachel who commented, there are contented, placid artificially fed babies and tense, "high-maintenance" breastfed ones; and then, there are contented, placid breastfed babies and tense, "high-maintenance" artificially fed ones. Somehow, I guess because so many people still haven't realized that breastfeeding isn't only about eating, there is the sense that "if only she could take the bottle," everything would be settled, when in fact, the transition might be just as painful if the baby were bottlefed. I believe this mother is already grieving, too, and the worry she voiced about the caregivers' rejecting her crying baby is in large part an expression of that grief. Marjorie Vera LLLL, Brooklyn, NY *********************************************** 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