Adding a comment to Heather's post: I have 2 exclusively breastfed babies who have basically opposite behaviour. My son (my oldest) was one of those babies who just could not be put down. He nursed "constantly", he would only sleep being held (or in a sling, backpack, frontpack - we bought them all!), he was decidedly colicky, he had and still has a high need to suck, and 4 years later, he has grown into a very intense, active, smart, 4 year old, but he is indeed an intense individual. My daughter was so mellow, from the moment of birth. She prefered to sleep alone from about day 4 (honest - she would not sleep being held, I'd put her down and zap - right to sleep!), she's a great eater, always slept long periods, nursed well and much less frequently - your standard issue "easy baby". At 2 she is far less intense than her brother, handles change much better, and is just more "mellow". I think we need to stress to moms that it's not the method of feeding or any other parenting input that determines the behaviour of the baby, but often genetic temperament issues that are going to be the same whether you use breast or bottle. And some babies are going to be "harder" than others. attachment parenting techniques can make these "difficult" babies easier to deal with in ways, but in the long run, some will just be easier than others. An "easy" baby is always discouraging to the mom of a more high-need baby, you really doubt your parenting skills when they just cry and cry - moms need to know this range is normal. Thanks for indulging my opinions on everything!! Kirsten Berggren *********************************************** 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