Jennifer, If we don't meet all mothers where they are.........how many MORE babies will not nurse or will be weaned abruptly before they even have a chance? How many more mothers will live with guilt and sadness when things don't work out. I wager the numbers would be quite staggering. Had I not met the mother (of the readmitted 16 day old baby I saw twice this weekend) where she was in the process, this baby would nt be exclusively breastfeeding as he is today. Betsy Riedel RNC, IBCLC Connecticut *********************************************** 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