Hello Friends, Today at church I had a "roll your eyes moment". We had a class on Emergency Preparedness and how to prepare for a major disaster. While the gentleman who prepared and gave the power point talk had obviously done a lot of homework, and preparation, I was shocked (well not really), at his information. He had broken the time lines of need into "Urgent, the first few hours" "Immediate, the first 48 hours" etc etc. The first Power Point was on the "Urgent" phase. He listed the needs in this order, and I quote, "Gas in your car, Diapers, milk and formula" These were his TOP 3. No mention of breastfeeding, etc. He had other needs listed below and water was there. My brain shut off at formula. I raised my hand and pleasantly tried to inform the audience, and the speaker that breast feeding is the preferred mode of feeding in an emergency. That clean water, bottles and ways to clean them will be at a premium and probably inaccessible. I gently explained the disease risk from less than sanitary conditions and that breast milk not only is clean in of itself, but also will help protect the child from illnesses that may run rampant in such an environment. I encouraged the women to gain information on relactation for their 72 hour kits if they were not breastfeeding, but should at least have the information available to refer to to ensure their babies are fed in a disaster. I was thanked and the class went on from there. I was probably seen as the breastfeeding zealot, yet again. I was not aware of the class prior to the presentation, otherwise I would have given the presenter more complete information. I spent the remainder of the class shaking my head at the misinformation he had given referring to infant feeding in an emergency that was accepted as acceptable and "normal". UGH!!! Renee Drake RN CLC (http://www.snugglepie.com/) *********************************************** 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