As a childbirth educator,instructor evaluator and LC for 15 years, I have seen many inconsistancies with educators. Many times they are not so well informed. L&D nurses who want to tell moms what will happen to them "at our house"(the hospital) and this includes BF. Many need basic information. I challange the ones who won't discuss BF in class at all because they have the BF CLASS to not discuss bottling either. In my observations of instructors nationally that I am evaluating, they give the impression by spending so much time discussing bottlefeeding that it the cultural norm. I spend the time in my childbirth class explaining the differences and why to choose breastfeeding being careful to acknowledge those who for personal reasons may not want to, but most of the time even those who thought they didn't want to change after my talk. We offer a BF Class that I then refer to and if they have questions about ABM or bottling I say talk to your ped.