Dear Friends: I wonder if one facet of this problem can be a mother's determination to breastfeed when she is fighting negative influences in her environment. Perhaps so many people are giving her advice, which may not be welcome, that she digs her heels in and won't listen to anyone. Maybe that is why it could take 3 different advocates, as Mary described, to assure a mother that she is being a good mother and that the breastfeeding needs some help. Just a thought, after reading Mary's terrific post. warmly, Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University Film Editor, Journal of Human Lactation Support the WHO Code and the Mother-Friendly Childbirth Initiative *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html