This issue has been addressed and answered on Lactnet nearly ad nauseum in the last week. As of April 23rd, the judge has ordered ALL children under 12 months back into the care of their mothers, as well as many other children, as long as the children and mothers are in a safe environment. Meaning, they do not, at this time return to the ranch. (It's in every paper and news report I have seen the last five days....) Seeing as most children in this Cult are born only a year or so apart, it seems unlikely there are many nursing toddlers. (I didn't say none, I said 'few.') I agree that all children should be with their mothers...... as long as the mothers agree not to allow them to be raped, but, that is what these mothers have been doing until the raid. From what I have read, the mothers who chose to return to the FLDS ranch can get their children back, as soon as they obey court orders and keep their children away from the place where rape of young girls and plural, faux marriages against their will are a way of life. At least until the court can determine the risk to the children's well being. (Rape is notoriously bad for a young girl's well being....) The fathers may have done the actual rapes, but the mothers did nothing to protect their own young. That is why the children were taken in the first place. (The original "phone call" is immaterial.) The only innocent people in this case are the children. Think about this: If these women were living in a Trailer Park, and AIM feeding their babies, letting 50 yr old men have sex with their young daughters, and the Law came in and removed the children for safety, how many of us would be "outraged?" THAT is all I am going to say about that. I have a feeling this is going to be getting off topic, and the scope of this case is far MORE than just breastfeeding related, and not what Lactnet was created for. Perhaps the List Mothers could weigh in on the appropriateness of this subject. IMO, my 3 posts a day can be better spent than this on this issue. But, the repeated posts which tell me people simply are looking quickly and getting unnecessarily upset at Old News, without knowing the specifics of why these children were taken from an unhealthy, violent environment prompted me to respond on an issue which I promised myself I wouldn't respond to again. Sorry if I am prickly, but knowing children were abused in some of the most horrible ways overshadows any short time of breastfeeding these mothers may or may not do. This ISN'T mainly a breastfeeding issue. It is a child abuse issue. And out of Lactnet's scope. THIS is my last word on this subject. Mary Jozwiak IBCLC, RLC, LLLL Private Practice *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome