This is the third time I've tried to send this message I hope it works this time Everyone who is interested in approaching a doctor about breastfeeding issues to trying to covert them, or to make them more BF friendly, should get a copy of the August 1995 FPR Family Practice Recertification journal. Vol. 17, no.8. Pages 32-53 contain an excellant article by Lani Ackerman, MD of the John Peter Smith Family Practice REsidency Program of Fort Worth, Texas. I'll quote two lines from her introductory paragraph: " It is essential for physcians to promote and help mothers maintain lactaion. Here are practical tips on how to do this in a busy office practice." I think this article would be good for LC,RD, nurses who need to deal with DRS. that are not as BF friendly as they could be. It also may be good for patients to get copies to give to their doctors. As we all know many physicians are not as informed as they should be on this topic and some might have an ego problem because they think they need to know everything and if they don't it is easier to say "Give a bottle/formula." then to admit they don't know how to manage the problem. I can be critical of my peers since I am a FP. Even though we know the good that LLL has done to further the efforts of BF among many physicians I have heard them talk about the radical mothers, zealots, etc. , but that's another topic. I think that this article is good to approach physicans with because it is by a physician so others doctors who are predjudiced against League & Co. can be more open to information from peers. The articles contains tables of the Ten Steps from WHO, Ten steps for physcians to promote BF, Common problems of BF and simple management treatments, Management step for jaundice, common drugs compatible with BF, and a list for patient information resources. If anybody has contacts in Fort Worth perhaps they could contact Dr. Ackerman and see if she would like to joint LACTNET and share her efforts with us. Jon Ahrendsen, MD, FAAFP, LLL Medical Associate, Father to BF Andrea 8, Elizabeth 7, and Karl 4