Pat says: "I wish people would stop saying Bf is a choice, like whether or not I wear pink or blue today. To play with fire a bit: - Human milk vs. formula milk IS a choice. Unfortunately it is a coerced choice. It COULD be a free choice IF we could get the formula companies to reduce their spending on advertising to the total amount spent by breastfeeding advocates. Here in the US however we work toward a free-market economy and only those who can afford the cost can buy the advertising. Linda Pohl, IBCLC In Phoenix and thinking about packing for the plane trip to Chicago tomorrow... *********************************************** 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