"What do others think?" An informed mother should make the final decision, but unfortunately the Lactation Consultant may get in trouble for supporting her right to breastfeed. I hope Maureen will give permission to share her post with that mom, as it is a beautiful and sensible explanation. If I were the LC, I would have handy the hospital's mission, vision or patient rights which surely will state pt has a right to be informed of alternative treatments, risks, benefits, and/or something about evidence-based, current practice.(especially since the pt sought the information). Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC Mississippi USA *********************************************** 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