Once again, Diane, so eloquent, yet simple! You have such a gift for words. Marsha <<We talk about how all a baby's = needs are increased if he's not in contact with an adult - that part of = hospital nervousness about those first meals is that a baby who isn't = physiologically stable has more urgent needs. Provide the skin, and = there's less urgency about the rest. Parents are generally charmed by = what their bodies can do for their babies, and they seem to feel less = "guilt" about "unnecessary" holding...>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Marsha Glass RN, BSN, IBCLC~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mothers have as powerful an influence over the welfare of future generations as all other earthly causes combined. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~John S. C. Abbot~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *********************************************** 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