Just my observed 2 cents worth here regarding Mary Kay's post. I am continually amazed at how little people (parents and HCPs alike) know and understand the breastfeeding time line. I always ask during prenatal breastfeeding classes how often and for how long each feeding a baby nurses at 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months, 6 months, 12 months, 2years. The vast majority of parents truly believe that a 2 year old is nursing 8-12 times in every 24 hour period for 10-15 minutes per breast. When I correct the misconceptions (nursing a 2 year old I call "bungee nursing" - it takes mom more time to open the blouse than it does the baby to nurse) I can see by the looks on the faces that some parents are thinking: "That might be doable". We forget that much of the literature and advice out there is geared towards the first few weeks. Also the numbers of parents who believe that successful nursing cannot include introduction of solid foods at the appropriate time is amazing, too. I believe that parents need just as much, if not more support, as breastfeeding proceeds, than the parent in the first few weeks. Ongoing education/support is what will increase our duration rates. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead 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