Hello to all. I am sorry to learn of some of the eye problems of some of your children, and glad to hear that some of them were able to be fixed with surgery or other means. Please remember that I said amblyopia--which is one type of eye problem, not all--*predominantly* occurs in bottle-fed babies. There are exceptions to every rule. Although breastfeeding reduces the risk of later need for speech therapy or orthodontia, there are still children who were breastfed who will need either or both of these therapies. Research can only show risk in a population, not what will happen with any given person. I am also sure that some eye problems are congenital, and some are due to birth trauma and might be helped by craniosacral therapy. The question Jeanette asked was why do we suggest alternating sides when bottle-feeding. One of the reasons is to *reduce risk* of amblyopia, but as in everything else in life, there are no guarantees. Dee Dee Kassing, BS, MLS, IBCLC, RLC Collinsville IL, in central 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html